U The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017). Starr Carter is always suspended between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. Both worlds are shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil – unarmed - at the hands of a police officer. My review.
L Lost Light by Michael Connelly (2003). Now retired from the LAPD, Harry Bosch is determined to find out what happened in a cold case that has bothered him for years. Bosch was taken off the Angella Benton murder case when the production assistant's death was linked with the violent theft of two million dollars from a movie set. This was Bosch’s ninth mystery.
Y Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton (2011) is the first in a mystery series I really like about a London detective investigating a Jack the Ripper type series of murders, while trying to hide from her superiors that she has secrets in her past and an old acquaintance might know something about what is going on. I wish Bolton would focus on this series instead of her standalone novels, although most of them are good too.
U is hard - I hope I didn't use Angie Thomas before!
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In case you missed this (the article includes a lovely photograph)-
Persephone Books Jul 23, 2024
Lucy M. Boston (1892-1990), author of the Green Knowe books for children, wrote in the summer and made exquisite patchwork quilts in winter. Green Knowe is based on the ancient Manor at Hemingford Grey where Lucy M. Boston lived; it is open to visitors who wish to see the beautiful garden, house, and her quilts.
Jeanne
Those are some nice books used to spell July. I did not realize that U could be so hard to find in a book title.
I've been on a Michael Connelly kick for a while now but haven't read that particular Harry Bosch book.
July is a tough month as finding J, U, and Y would be challenging!
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