Reviewed by Lisa K. This modern day epistolary novel is told entirely through emails, texts, and other documents. It's full of unreliable narrators, all with a connection to a local community theater group and all involved in a massive "appeal" to raise money for medical treatments for a sick child. Throw in a dead body,… Read More
Rizzio by Denise Mina
At 128 pages long, this book is a quick read that can be finished in one sitting. Denise Mina's Rizzio is a fictionalization of the murder of David Rizzio, personal secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots. Rizzio, who is a favorite of the Queen, is brutally murdered in the Queen's own private chambers during a… Read More
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
If you love both true crime and historical fiction, then The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner is the book for you! Half of this dual timeline story takes place in 1791 England where an apothecary (that can be found only be those who know where to find it) dispenses poisons to help women enact revenge… Read More