Staircase Wit

If you are experiencing a crisis, running into Miss Silver on the London train is most fortuitous. In her kind, decisive way, she will try ...

On our Sunday in London, we got up early to attend Mass at my mother’s favorite church, St. Etheldreda . It is a small but beautiful Cathol...

On Monday, it was time for us to remove to a new neighborhood so we took an Uber to the Princess Hotel near St. Pancras. This was not as n...

On the way to our riverboat cruise, my mother and I spent five April days in London and we managed to squeeze in quite a bit of sightseeing....

Title : The Mystery of the Blue Train  Author : Agatha Christie Publication : Dodd, Mead & Co., hardcover, originally published in 1928 ...

Title : The Appeal Author : Janice Hallett Publication : Viper, paperback, 2021 Genre : Mystery Setting : Present-day Britain Description : ...

Title : The Wicked Girls Author : Alex Marwood Publication : Sphere, trade paperback, 2012 Genre : Suspense Setting : 21st century UK Descri...

Title : The Narrowboat Summer Author : Anne Youngson Publication : Flatiron Books, hardcover, 2020 Genre : Fiction Setting : England Descrip...

Title : Much Ado About You Author : Samantha Young Publication : Berkley, trade paperback, 2021 Genre : Chick Lit Setting : Present-day Chic...

Title : Simon  Author : Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-92) Illustrator : Richard Kennedy   Publication : Oxford University Press, hardcover, 1959 ...

Title : A Sister’s Courage , Victory Sisters #1 Author : Molly Green Publication : Avon, Paperback, 2020 Genre : Historical Fiction P...

Title : The American Heiress Author :  Daisy Goodwin Publication : St. Martin’s, paperback, 2010 Genre : Historical Fiction The...

Title : The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane Author :  Julia Nobel Publication : Sourcebooks, hardcover, 2019 Genre : Children’s Fiction/Scho...

Title : A Coronet for Cathie   Author : Gwendoline Courtney Publication : Thomas Nelson, hardcover, 1950 Genre : Children’s Fiction ...

Title : The Woman in the Lake Author : Nicola Cornick Publication : Graydon House, trade paperback, 2019 Genre : Fiction/Historical ...

This is my final entry for the #1944Club : Title : The Island of Adventure (published in the US as Mystery Island) Author : Enid Blyton ...

When I realized that my mother’s favorite book, Young Bess , was published in 1944, I asked her to contribute a review for the 1944 Club , i...

Title : I Know You Know Author : Gilly Macmillan Publication : William Morrow , trade paperback, 2018 Genre : Suspense Plot : Twenty y...

Title : Campion Towers Author : John and Patricia Beatty Publication : Macmillan, hardcover, 1965 ( now available as an ebook for $2.99) ...

Title : Something in the Water Author : Catherine Steadman Publication : Ballantine, various formats, 2018 Genre : Suspense Plot : To...