by Liane Moriarty Stan and Joy have recently retired from running a tennis academy in Australia when Joy goes missing. Likes: fast-paced, told by multiple narrators, keeps you guessing until the very end, no one is perfect or completely horrible Dislikes: a few of the minor plot points felt contrived (looking at you, Steffi!) Overall:Continue reading “Apples Never Fall”
Author Archives: Liz Helfrich
My Favorite Historical Mystery Series Set Outside of England
Anyone who knows me as a writer or as a reader knows that I love England. But some of my favorite series are set elsewhere! When you need to branch out from the British Isles, come check out: The Kopp Sisters – Amy Stewart Girl Waits With Gun must be one of the greatest historicalContinue reading “My Favorite Historical Mystery Series Set Outside of England”
My Top Stand-Alone Historical Mysteries
The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt Och Dag This book about life in eighteenth-century Stockholm pulls no punches. The smells, the poverty, the constant risk of disease, sudden violence – Niklas Natt Och Dag paints a dark but convincing portrait of life for people hanging on at the bottom of the economic ladderContinue reading “My Top Stand-Alone Historical Mysteries”
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