Author Archives: bseat

A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

Posted on December 27, 2019 by bseat

Did you get some money for Christmas that you are not sure what spend on? ? A gift card from Amazon? Do you have some time now with family and friends gone, to curl up with a good book?  Well, … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans

Posted on December 20, 2019 by bseat

The Christmas Box was the novella that launched Richard Paul Evans’ career.  Initially he wrote it for his daughters and printed out twenty copies which he gave to family and friends in 1993. It was one of those word of … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Coming by Aaron Elkins

Posted on December 13, 2019 by bseat

Things are not going well for Val Caruso. He just turned forty, his divorce to his second wife is now final and he has just been informed that his promotion to full curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has … Continue reading →

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The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre

Posted on December 6, 2019 by bseat

In 1973, Oleg Gordievsky, a Soviet intelligence agent became a double agent working for the British intelligence service, MI6.  Gordievsky was an unlikely spy since his parents were both KGB agents and he had lived a fairly affluent life with … Continue reading →

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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

Posted on November 29, 2019 by bseat

On the island of Jeju in S. Korea there are female divers called the haenyeo. They support their families by free diving, holding their breath between 1-2 minutes and diving 20 to 40 feet below the water, to harvest seaweed, … Continue reading →

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Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Posted on November 22, 2019 by bseat

Deep in the marshes and bayous near Barkley Cove, North Carolina is where the “Marsh Girl” lived. The people of the town knew of her-the abandoned girl named Kya Clark, who lived in a ramshackle hut that was only accessible … Continue reading →

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The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic That Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics by Stephen Coss

Posted on November 15, 2019 by bseat

I love history when original documents are used to tell the story, letting us see what people were thinking, saying and letting us see how those thoughts played out in their actions. In The Fever of 1721, Coss does just … Continue reading →

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The William Marshall Series by Elizabeth Chadwick

Posted on November 8, 2019 by bseat

William Marshall is known historically as England’s greatest knight. A skillful swordsman and warrior who was able to elicit unwavering loyalty from the men who followed him, Marshall was an acknowledged leader of his time. He also became a skillful … Continue reading →

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The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen

Posted on November 1, 2019 by bseat

Joanna Langley returns from London to her family home in the countryside to arrange for her father’s funeral.  Estranged for many years, Joanna realizes there is much about her father that she does not know. Among his effects she comes … Continue reading →

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The Girl In The Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz

Posted on October 25, 2019 by bseat

I loved Steig Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series with Lisbeth Salander as the incredibly broken but strong and smart heroine. When the dust finally settled after Larsson’s sudden death and a new writer was chosen to continue the … Continue reading →

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