Tag Archives: Marian

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K Rowling)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by bseat

Cormoran Strike is a bit startled by the insistent and distracted  woman who asks him to find her novelist husband, Owen Quine, who has been missing for 10 days. Leonora Quine is quite sure that he is at some literary … Continue reading →

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Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman

Posted on September 26, 2014 by bseat

One of the last things her grandfather did was give Natalie a necklace and ask her to find the owner and return it.  He had acquired the rather remarkable necklace with the peacock design during the war in 1945 and … Continue reading →

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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

Posted on September 12, 2014 by bseat

A. J. Fikry, owner of Island Books on Alice Island, Massachusetts, has been having “a no good, very bad” couple of years.  First the love of his life, his wife, died in a tragic traffic accident.  Then came the economic … Continue reading →

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Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Posted on September 5, 2014 by bseat

Ursula Beresford Todd was born on a snowy February day in 1910, and then she died. On the same snowy day in February, 1910, Ursula was born again, into the same loving family as before.  She does not realize that … Continue reading →

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NIght Film by Marisha Pessl

Posted on August 29, 2014 by bseat

There is a fine line between obsession and the need to find the truth, but for journalist, Scott McGrath, the line is even more blurred, especially when it comes to the reclusive cult film director Stanislas Cordova.  A few years … Continue reading →

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I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes

Posted on August 15, 2014 by bseat

The Pilgrim is the code name of a covert US operative who has retired in Paris. He had been the lead player in a highly complex Russian operation and although it was ultimately successful it seemed best to  walk away … Continue reading →

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A Circle of Wives by Alice LaPlante

Posted on August 8, 2014 by bseat

Dr. John Taylor, a renowned plastic surgeon who specialized in treating disfigured children is found dead in a hotel room under suspicious circumstances. Detective Samantha Adams, of Palo Alto, whose work usually entails nothing more complicated than stolen bicycles or … Continue reading →

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The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon

Posted on August 1, 2014 by bseat

Sometimes reading a book becomes a long term commitment, in this case, a commitment of 23 years and counting!  When I read Outlander, the first book in this series in the early 1990’s I was hooked by the characters, the … Continue reading →

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker

Posted on July 18, 2014 by bseat

Marcus Goldman is having an existential crisis. After publishing his first book to great acclaim he is now months overdue on his next book, and even though his publisher is threatening to sue he still cannot write a single word. … Continue reading →

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Blood Song by Anthony Ryan

Posted on July 11, 2014 by bseat

Vaelin al Sorna should have had an easy life. His father was a hero and had saved the king. Their family motto was ” Loyalty is our Strength, after falling out of favor with the king and his wife’s death, … Continue reading →

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