Historical

“[the authors] incorporate fact with fiction so effectively and so seamlessly that fans of thrillers will never trust again that the stories they read could not happen.”

Robin Yocum’s A Brilliant Death and William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace tread on similar turf—the 1960s, middle America, the meaning of family and coming of age.

If you are going to read this novel, make time to do so. There is no point in starting and then going off to do something else, for when you come back you will probably have to start again.

It’s not every day you get a PI book sent to you for reviewing written by an actual authentic-to-the-bone private investigator, so I was really intrigued and looking forward to reading this debut n

“A marvelous historical mystery, but not for those who want their violence candy-coated.”

"both a first class mystery and a cultural experience."

Dublin: 1841.

In Searching for Wallenberg author Alan Lelchuk chooses to work in the well-worn structure of a novel within a novel.

“. . . one woman’s search for the truth of her brother’s death at the risk of her own life.”

“. . . an intriguing tale with dramatic descriptions and vivid characterizations . . .”

“The Discovery is a masterful bit of storytelling.

“In the hands of an author with less flair, this cliché could turn tedious, but Rhys Bowen has an eye for historical detail and an engaging tale to tell.”