All the Queen’s Men by S. J. Bennett

All the Queen’s Men by S. J. Bennett

by Carol2 Comments
The Queen is disconcerted to see one of her favorite paintings at an exhibition of maritime art in Portsmouth. The painting, given to her by the artist, is of the retired Britannia yacht and once hung outside her bedroom. She enlists Rozie to discover when it left her collection and why it has never been returned, a task that turns out to be not as easy as it sounds. Then, a housekeeper is found beside the Palace swimming pool and it turns out several of the staff, including the dead woman, had received nasty, threatening anonymous letters. The mystery is a bit convoluted. The clues and cases all tie together, but it meanders a bit getting to the conclusion. I do enjoy the characters though. They give the book its charm. The Queen is sharp and charming. Rozie is super competent and we get to see a bit more of the personal side of her life. Prince Philip steals every...
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

by Carol6 Comments
In Cold Blood has been on my to-read list for a while. Honestly, I'm not sure why I put it off. I enjoy both true crime and crime novels and since this is one of the classics in the genre, chances were pretty good I'd enjoy it, which of course I did. Well, as much as you can "enjoy" the story of a horrible murder, of the men who committed it, and the law enforcement trying to track them down. On November 15, 1959, Richard "Dick" Hickock and Perry Smith, on a tip from another inmate, went to the Clutter household in Holcomb, Kansas expecting to find a safe or $10,000 cash in the home. There was neither money nor a safe, but they had agreed to leave no witnesses, so the four family members in the house were killed. Due to the relentless work of the Kansas Bureau of Investigations led by Alvin Dewey, Hickock and Smith were eventually...
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The Holdout by Graham Moore

The Holdout by Graham Moore

by CarolNo Comments
The Holdout is my first "summer book" this year - a paperback that I can read while floating in the pool or sitting in my hammock. Entertaining and fun, but not one I'd be afraid to get a little water on. Thankfully, cause half of it got dunked on accident. Ten years ago, Maya was the lone holdout on a jury and convinced her fellow jurors to acquit a black teacher accused of murdering his white teenage student. According to the press and most people, they got it wrong. One of the other jurors, Rick, thinks they let a guilty man go free and blames Maya. Ten years later, the jury is reassembled for a documentary. Rick claims to have new evidence but is killed before he can share it. Maya is the prime suspect and feels the only option for her is to prove who the killer really is. The story alternates between the still unsolved 10-year-old case to the...
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Movieland by Lee Goldberg

Movieland by Lee Goldberg

by Carol4 Comments
As series fans will know, Eve Ronin has been through a lot. She has struggled to defend her position in the LASD. Her workload has been tough, which isn't helped by her inability to occasionally leave work at the office. Movieland does work well as a stand-alone though. Goldberg gives us enough background to know where Eve stands and what led her there. This time around, Eve and her partner, Duncan Pavone, are investigating the shooting of two campers, one of whom was killed. It turns out that this was just the latest shooting in a string of them, some of which were reported to the police and some of which the park rangers kept to themselves. When another person is killed the question becomes are all seemingly random shootings related? Are there copycats taking advantage of the situation? Because there are so many incidents, we have multiple suspects and a variety of witnesses. Goldberg does a good job keeping all...
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COYER Summer

by CarolNo Comments
COYER Summer starts today. COYER is hosted by Berls and Michelle @Because Reading Is Better than Real Life, Stephanie @ Once Upon a Chapter, and Lillian @ Mom With a Reading Problem. Head to any of their blogs or https://www.becausereading.com/ for more information. As always, the hashtag is #COYER. COYER is always a little tough for me. There are rules and different ways of participating, but I’m giving it another shot this year since it is such a great community. The rules for summer are super relaxed. Format doesn’t matter anymore. You can still read your eBooks and Audiobooks, but now you can also read physical books.Price doesn’t matter anymore. They can be free, they can be $50. They can be Kindle Unlimited, borrowed, etc.Review & Link Reviews! Your review may be on your blog, Goodreads, etc. Link the review to the Review Linky Follow & share reviews on Twitter. Use #COYER on your posts and look for tweets with the hashtag.Visit Each Other, Chat & Have Fun. Books that count: All the...
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Cloak and Dagger July Link-Up and Giveaway

Cloak and Dagger July Link-Up and Giveaway

by CarolNo Comments
Happy July! Any reads you’re looking forward to this month? Any favorites so far this year? Let's have a giveaway. Tell me your favorite Cloak and Dagger read so far this year in the rafflecopter below. And give me your original sign-up number which you can find here. One random winner will receive $25 from the online bookstore of your choice. The giveaway will be open till the end of the day on July 15. a Rafflecopter giveaway Link up your July Cloak and Dagger reviews below or in the comments. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter...
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