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Book Musings: A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo
A Gathering of Secrets is a crime novel taking place during the current time in Painters Mill, an Amish community in Ohio. It begins with a grisly Prologue during which...
Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh, Scotland.
My husband and I travelled throughout Scotland to learn more about his ancestral roots. As part of our adventure, we spent time in the capital city of Edinburgh. Located on...
Blue Lighting by Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves and The Shetland Islands, Scotland
My husband and I explored Scotland to learn more about his ancestral roots. As part of our adventure, we travelled to the following...
Greyfriars Graveyard, Scotland.
Greyfriars Graveyard
Greyfriars Graveyard is located in the Old Town section of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital. Established in 1601, I explored the burial site with my husband, Bud Carruthers on a...
Book Musings: The Mountain Story by Lori Lansens
Mt. Lefroy, 1930. Oil on Canvas. Lawren S. Harris.
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Book Musings: The House of Kane by Barbara Casey
The House of Kane by Barbara Casey tells the story of Aislinn Marchant; an editor, teacher and author whom Kane Publishing hires to investigate rejected submissions subsequently published...
Book Musings: Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin
Hiding the Past is about Morton Farrier, a forensic genealogist on the cusp of forty, and his investigation into his client’s death. Peter Coldrick lacks details about his deceased father,...
Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata
Travelling influences what I read and a recent trip through Japan made me keen to familiarize myself with Japanese writers. Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese author to receive the...
Falling In Love by Donna Leo
Would you like to visit Venice?
Falling In Love is book number twenty-four in Donna Leon’s crime series set in Venice, Italy featuring Commissario Guido Brunetti. It is about a...