It covers a whole range of subjects relating to terminal illness and death and I thought it was a brilliant novel. It’s one that I know will stay with me. I also finished reading The Push by Ashley Audrain and loved it! I thought this was such a brilliant novel about motherhood and...
A few weeks ago, we put together the first half of a book list about death and grief. Today, we're finally getting around to posting the second half. Some of these books we've read, while others are on our Want to Read list. Although there are many self-help/advice/informative type...
As 2024 leaves and we move into 2025 I would like to thank you all for your support of Murder in Common. It means a great deal to me. Worldwide, 2024 has been another wrenching year. But in books we can find that place where the things we can do little about, fade. For awhile…...
“It’s about the battle for spices in what is now Indonesia and focuses on the rivalry between Spain and Portugal over 60 years in the 16th century. That spices should be worth more than their weight in gold and prompt people to risk death exploring treacherous routes to get to them is...
s office to try and discover what terrible secret her mother tried to divulge on her death bed. With the assistance of cop buddy Milo Sturgis, Alex delves deeply into what turns out to be a plot involving the great and the good of Los Angeles high society and the dregs of the city’s...
Unlike McCann this book was tough, 4 stories all dealing with death (and not in a fun way!). It was a slog. I will stick with his novels because he’s never disappointed me there. The Last Gentleman Adventurer by Edward Beauclerk Maurice This was the second amazing brilliant gem of a...
WhileFlatsharehighlighted gaslighting, unhealthy romantic relationships, and finding ways to come out of abuse in a healthy, positive way,The Switchfocused on self improvement, self care, and familial grief. Leena and her mother experienced Leena’s sister’s death in two drastically different ways...
This is a carefully compiled record of the situation of German Jews between 1907 and 1942, the last year being when the author’s father, Benno Neuberger, was executed for treason on September 18 in Berlin, and his mother, Anna Neuberger, was murdered on September 19 by the Nazi death mac...
S.J. Bennett: A Death in Diamonds January 9, 2025byaunt_agatha Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #4 I love this series, and with this title its excellence continues. It was originally published in the UK last year, but thanks to a change of publishers, readers in the US have had to...
A compelling look at the small island caught between Chinese power and the vagaries of US politics The best books of the week Ask Me Again — conversations with acquaintances Clare Sestanovich’s assured debut novel about coming-of-age in New York City questions how much we can ever truly kn...