ARC Review: A Body at the Dance Hall by Marty Wingate

A Body at the Dance Hall
Author: Marty Wingate
Series: London Ladies' Murder Club (Book 3)
Publication: Bookouture (April 8, 2024)

Description: 1922. Amateur sleuth Mabel Canning is surrounded by the bright lights of London as she chaperones a young American woman to a dance. But when someone is murdered, a deadly tango begins…

Meet plucky woman-about-town Mabel Canning, leader of the London Ladies’ Murder Club and trusted assistant to gentlewomen. When she is tasked with accompanying Roxy, a fun-loving heiress, on a glamorous night out, Mabel can’t wait to sip champagne and practice the foxtrot. But just as Roxy sashays out of sight, a mysterious man warns Mabel that the feisty young redhead is in danger. And someone is dead before the music stops...

Roxy was the last person to see the victim alive, and she stumbles into Mabel’s arms with her daffodil-yellow dress splashed with blood. Determined to protect her ward, Mabel gathers her dashing beau Winstone and her pals from the murder club. Together they trace the weapon back to the ballroom, but when its twin goes missing, it is clear time is running out to prevent another murder on the dance floor…

The police conclude the killer is in Roxy’s family, but Mabel finds herself spinning between a motley troupe of suspects. Mr Bryars, the anxious ballroom manager, is constantly tripping over himself to hide his secrets. But would he kill to protect his reputation? And young Ned Kettle may have looked dashing while waltzing around with Roxy, but he was once a notorious thief. Is the sticky-fingered rogue also a dab hand at murder?

Just as Mabel and her murder club friends quickstep closer to the truth, Roxy is kidnapped, and Mabel comes cheek to cheek with the killer. Can she save poor Roxy and herself? Or has she danced her last dance?

A delightfully witty and utterly addictive whodunnit absolutely bursting with 1920s sparkle, from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman, Verity Bright and T.E. Kinsey.

My Thoughts: It's 1922 and Mabel Canning works for the Useful Women Agency in London. Tasks can range from helping a client pick out wallpaper to solving mysteries. Mabel's next job is acting as a chaperone for a young American woman who has come to England to visit with the father she hasn't seen since she was three.

Roxanne Arkwright is a modern young woman and a little wild. She managed to ditch her chaperone and travel to England on her own and sees no reason to need another chaperone now that she's in England. Her father disagrees. He hires the Useful Women Agency which is owned by one of his former flames and Mabel is assigned to the job. 

When Roxanne decides she wants to visit a dance hall, Mabel is eager to go along. She doesn't expect that the man Mr Arkwright also hired to look after his daughter would be there and would be murdered leaving Roxanne in a blood-spattered yellow gown. 

While not officially hired to solve the other detective's murder, being with Roxanne and performing her duties as a chaperone will give Mabel plenty of opportunities to search for clues. 

But then Roxanne is kidnapped...

As Mabel calls in all her friends to find Roxanne, a dastardly and murderously inclined villain has their own plans for Roxanne. And there is just a short timeline before it will be too late to rescue her.

This was an engaging and entertaining historical mystery. It is third in a series. I like the way Mabel has grown into her new position with Useful Women. I also like the way she is gathering an assortment of intriguing and useful friends too. 

Favorite Quote:

"Rupert Arkwright's announcement the first Mrs Arkwright is, at this very moment, on her way to England put a stunning end to the afternoon. The news certainly put the wind up Roxanne and her father, I can tell you that."

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.

ARC Review: Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen

Death in the Details
Author: Katie Tietjen
Publication: Crooked Lane Books (April 9, 2024)

Description: Inspired by the real-life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, and featuring a whip-smart, intrepid sleuth in post-WWII Vermont, this debut historical mystery will appeal to fans of Victoria Thompson and Rhys Bowen.

Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how: by selling her intricately crafted dollhouses. Business is off to a good start—until Maple discovers her first customer dead, his body hanging precariously in his own barn.

Something about the supposed suicide rubs Maple the wrong way, but local authorities brush off her concerns. Determined to help them see “what’s big in what’s small,” Maple turns to what she knows best, painstakingly recreating the gruesome scene in miniature: death in a nutshell.

With the help of a rookie officer named Kenny, Maple uses her macabre miniature to dig into the dark undercurrents of her sleepy town, where everyone seems to have a secret—and a grudge. But when her nosy neighbor goes missing and she herself becomes a suspect, it’ll be up to Maple to find the devil in the details—and put him behind bars.

Drawing inspiration from true crime and offering readers a smartly plotted puzzle of a mystery Death in the Details is a stunning series debut.

My Thoughts: Maple Bishop is dealing with a lot of grief in this post WWII historical mystery. She lost her mother and brother and her husband leaving her alone. She also finds herself in Vermont after growing up in Boston. Things get even worse when she learns that her husband - a popular but not financially bright man - leaves her an estate of slightly less than $13 and with a monthly mortgage of just of $52 to pay. 

Maple has been educated as a lawyer but can't find a job in that field. Law jobs are going to men and returning veterans. However, Maple is skilled at making miniatures - complex doll houses on a 1 inch to 1 foot scale - and sees selling them as a way to make some money. 

Unfortunately, when she goes to deliver her first sale, she finds the buyer hanging in his barn. While the police and the medical examiner are quick to declare the death an accident, Maple who has a photographic memory sees quite a few discrepancies that lead her to think that the man's death was murder. But her painstakingly accurate miniature of the scene isn't enough to convince the paperwork-hating sheriff that a crime was committed. 

Teaming up with Kenny who is a new deputy who just happens to be the sheriff's nephew, Maple begins to look into the crime against the sheriff's orders. And when the town's biggest gossip who has had numerous arguments with Maple disappears, Maple finds herself a suspect in the kidnapping. She's convinced the two cases are related but it takes her involvement in a dangerous situation to prove it. 

I enjoyed this story. I liked the setting and time period. I especially liked Maple's determination to forge a new independent life for herself after all of her personal losses. 

Favorite Quote:

"Laws and principles of justice are meaningless if there aren't individuals who stand up and fight to uphold them day in and day out--even when others don't live up to that standard."

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.

ARC Review: The Poison Pen by Paige Shelton

The Poison Pen 
Author: Paige Shelton
Series: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery (Book 9)
Publication: Minotaur Books (April 9, 2024)

Description: The Poison Pen, the ninth installment in the Scottish Bookshop series by Paige Shelton, set in a specialty bookstore in Edinburgh called The Cracked Spine.

Edinburgh is mourning recent the death of Queen Elizabeth II when Bookseller Delaney Nichols's boss comes to her with a most unusual assignment. An old friend of his, living in an estate in the village of Roslin, has found what could be a priceless relic on her property, and Delaney is tasked with investigating. Could Jolie possibly have an item of breathtaking Scottish historical significance in her possession? But when Delaney arrives at Jolie's estate, she is greeted by a legal team with a vested interest in the property. Jolie manages to remove the interlopers, but as they're examining the priceless item, they hear a scream, and meet a much less welcome discovery: a body.

As Delaney digs deeper, she discovers Jolie's own fascinating history. Jolie's mother had long claimed that her daughter was the rightful heir to the throne, not Elizabeth II, because of an affair she claimed to have with King Edward VIII. The only evidence, however, is in the form of a purported journal that one of Edward’s secretaries kept. The puzzles become more confusing when a connection is uncovered between this far-fetched story and the murdered man. Delaney will have to read between the lines to put together the pieces...or become history herself.

My Thoughts: When called to the home of an old friend of Edwin's, Delaney is expecting to look at on old sword discovered on the grounds. She doesn't expect to find a body. 

As Delaney investigates, she has to deal with a woman who has a problem with telling the truth, a shady lawyer, and a director of the Treasure Trove Unit who has his own agenda. 

This is the ninth mystery starring Delaney who is an American transplant to Scotland who loves her job dealing with antiquities at the bookshop Edwin owns. She has a tendency to discover bodies wherever she goes. Over the course of the series, Delaney has made a number of friends who make appearances in this story including Inspector Winters who is her friend in the police. 

The story is set shortly after the death of Queen Elizabeth which plays into the story both because Delaney occasionally has voices in her head which offer her clues. Usually, the voices are from works of literature. In this one the voices are Elizabeth's from some of her speeches. 

I enjoyed the story because I like Delaney and her circle of friends. The mystery had some nice twists and turns too. 

Favorite Quote:

Long into my search, I did find an article about "officials" visiting Jolie right before she seemed to be silenced, though details of that visit or meeting weren't readily available, even though speculation was, no doubt, that they'd told her to stop talking about all of it. 

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.

Audiobook Review: Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey

Closer to the Heart
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Narrator: Nick Podehl
Series: The Herald Spy (Book 2)
Publication: Audible Studios (October 6, 2015)
Length: 10 hours and 33 minutes

Description: Herald Mags, Valdemar’s first official Herald Spy, is well on his way to establishing a coterie of young informants, not only on the streets of Haven, but in the kitchens and Great Halls of the highborn and wealthy as well.

The newly appointed King’s Own Herald, Amily, although still unsure of her own capability in that office, is doing fine work to support the efforts of Mags, her betrothed. She has even found a way to build an army of informants herself, a group of highly trained but impoverished young noblewomen groomed to serve the highborn ladies who live at Court, to be called “The Queens’s Handmaidens.”

And King Kyril has come up with the grand plan of turning Mags and Amily’s wedding into a low-key diplomatic event that will simultaneously entertain everyone on the Hill and allow him to negotiate behind the scenes with all the attending ambassadors―something which had not been possible at his son Prince Sedric’s wedding.

What could possibly go wrong?

The answer, of course, is “everything.”

For all is not well in the neighboring Kingdom of Menmellith. The new king is a child, and a pretender to the throne has raised a rebel army. And this army is―purportedly―being supplied with arms by Valdemar. The Menmellith Regency Council threatens war. With the help of a ragtag band of their unlikely associates, Mags and Amily will have to determine the real culprit, amass the evidence to convince the Council, and prevent a war nobody wants―

―and, somewhere along the way, get married.

My Thoughts: This second volume in the Herald Spy series has as a central focus Mags and Amily's wedding. The king wants to use the occasion of the marriage of the King's Own Herald to do some political things. Mags and Amily put Lady Dia in charge and know that all they will need to do is show up. Both Amily and Mags are busy with their day jobs; Amily is learning her role as a the King's Own Herald and setting up a spy network among the impoverished young women of good family who are poor relations of little hope and prospects. Mags is busy working with his own spy network of orphans that he plans to train and put in households where he needs information.

Mags keeps having feeling that something is going to go wrong with the whole wedding. So he convinces Amily that the two should just slip off and get married. They won't tell anyone. But if something goes wrong with the spectacle that is being arranged, at least, they will already be married.

And something does go wrong. Someone is trying to force Valdemar to go to war with its neighbor Menmellith. Menmellith currently has a boy king who is in the care of the council and a disgruntled relative has taken the opportunity to try to foster a rebellion. Menmellith is certain that Valdemar is behind the potential usurper because his troops are using Valdemaran weapons. The King and council know very well that they haven't sanctioned this plan in any way. Heralds are sent scurrying including Mags and his new father-in-law to try to find out who is leading and funding these plan.

I especially liked seeing Mags go back to the area where he started his life and get to see what a well run mine that cares for its workers looks like. We also get to see Mags and some of the younger sons of the mine owners get all involved in Kirball.

This was another excellent story about the Heralds of Valdemar.

I bought this one. You can buy your copy here.

ARC Review: Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson

Nosy Neighbors
Author: Freya Sampson
Publication: Berkley (April 2, 2024)

Description: Nothing brings neighbors together like someone else’s secrets… At Shelley House, the walls have ears, and they’re attached to a ragtag duo of busybodies ready to pry, snoop, and generally annoy their neighbors into solving a crime.

Seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling has lived in Shelley House longer than any of the other residents, and if you take their word for it, she’s as cantankerous as they come. But Dorothy has her reasons for spying. And none of them require justifying herself to Kat Bennett.

Twenty-five-year-old Kat has never known a place where she felt truly at home, and crumbling Shelley House is no different. Her neighbors find her prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her tough exterior, Kat’s plagued by a guilty secret from her past.

When their apartments face demolition, sworn enemies Kat and Dorothy agree on just one thing: they must save their historic building. But when someone plays dirty—and one of the residents is viciously taken down—Dorothy and Kat seek justice. The police close the investigation too soon, leaving it up to the unlikely amateur sleuths—with a playful Jack Russell terrier at their side—to restore peace in their community.

My Thoughts: This quiet mystery, told in two voices, was as much about coming to terms with the past as it was a mystery to be solved.

Dorothy Darling is seventy-seven and has lived in Shelly House for more than thirty-four years. She prides herself, and irritates her neighbors, by her constant watching and noting of infractions to all the various rules of the place. She is also something of a recluse preferring own company. 

Kat Bennett is a twenty-five-year-old complete with pink hair and tattoos - and secrets. She has come to Shelley House renting a room in Joseph Chamber's apartment. She just wants a look around the town where she has some happy memories of time spent with her grandfather until things all blew up and her mother took her away. She has been feeling guilty about those events ever since. 

When Shelley House, which has been neglected for years, becomes the site of a new development, Dorothy, Joseph and Kat are all determined to stop the new development planned by a shady builder who is most known for the dirty tricks he uses to get others to sell him their property. 

Told alternately by Kat and Dorothy, the story gradually unfolds, and we learn more about each main character's past. 

If you are looking for fast-paced excitement and danger, look elsewhere. However, if you are looking for characters who are coming to terms with their past and a slow-growing friendship, you have come to the right place. 

Favorite Quote:

"Dorothy, can you hear me?"

The women let out another soft rasp but didn't move. Kat knelt down, not daring to touch her.

"I'll call an ambulance," she heard Vince say behind her. 

"I'll get her a blanket," Tomasz called.

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.

State of the Stack #151 (April 1, 2024)

This is my monthly post which details progress made on review books. I want to thank the authors and publishers who have contributed their books. 

Read This Month 

Dates indicate the date the review was/will be posted.

1. A Forgotten Kill by Isabella Maldonado (March 19)
2. Rhythm and Clues by Olivia Blacke (March 19)
3. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (March 20)
4. Off the Air by Christina Estes (March 21)
5. Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson (April 2)
6. The Poison Pen by Paige Shelton (April 3)
7. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (April 4)
8. A Body at the Dance Hall by Marty Wingate (April 4)
9. Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman (April 11)
10. At the Edge of the Woods by Victoria Houston (April 16)

DNF

1.  

Read Previously, Posted This Month 

Dates indicate when the review was posted.

1. Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Jurado (March 5)
2. A Grave Robbery by Deanna Raybourn (March 7)
3. Peril in Pink by Sydney Leigh (March 12)
4. The Love Remedy by Elizabeth Everett (March 12)
5. The Stars Turned Inside Out by Nova Jacobs (March 13)
6. A Midnight Puzzle by Gigi Pandian (March 14)

New This Month 

Date indicates when the book will be released.

1. Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh (April 23)
2. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (May 7)
3. People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle (May 7)
4. All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath (May 28)
5. If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay (May 28)
6. Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (July 23)
7. Havoc by Deborah J. Ledford (July 30)
8. Red River Road by Anna Downes (August 27)
9. Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (September 24)

All TBR Review Books

April

• Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson (April 23)
• Next of Kin by Samantha Jayne Allen (April 23)
• The Mayfair Dagger by Ava January (April 23)

• The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George (April 23)
• Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly (April 23)
• Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh (April 23)

• Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack (April 30)
• An Unfinished Murder by Jude Deveraux (April 30)

May 

• Star Struck by Marjorie McCown (May 7)
• A Lonesome Place for Dying by Nolan Chase (May 7)
• Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong (May 7)

• People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle (May 7)
• Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver (May 14)
• Blood Red Summer by Eryk Pruitt (May 14)

• Lights, Camera, Bones by Carolyn Haines (May 21)
• Liar's Point by Laura Griffin (May 21)
• Mind Games by Nora Roberts (May 21)

• Original Twin by Paula Gleeson (May 28)
• All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath (May 28)
• If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay (May 28)

June

• Don't Ask, Don't Follow by Mary Keliikoa (June 4)
• Smoke and Mirrors by M. E. Hilliard (June 4)
• A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets by Kate Khavari (June 4)

• Dead Tired by Kat Ailes (June 4)
• Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle (June 4)
• Ribbon Dance by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (June 4)

• A Collection of Lies by Connie Berry (June 18)
• The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant (June 18)

July

• Dog Day Afternoon by David Rosenfelt (July 2)
• The Burning by Linda Castillo (July 9)
• One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day (July 16)

• Trouble in Queenstown by Delia Pitts (July 16)
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (July 16)
• Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos (July 16)

• There's No Murder Like Show Murder by M. S. Greene (July 23)
• The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish by Paula Brackston (July 23)
• The Last Line by Scott Lyerly (July 23)

• Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (July 23)
• Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus (July 30)
• Havoc by Deborah J Ledford (July 30)

August

• A Poisonous Palate by Lucy Burdette (August 6)
• Strange Folk by Alli Dyer (August 6)
• Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (August 6)

• Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose (August 13)
• I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell (August 13)
• In the Event of Murder by Cynthia Kuhn (August 20)

• The Jig Is Up by Lisa Q. Mathews (August 20)
• A Scandal in Mayfair by Katharine Schellman (August 20)
• Red River Road by Anna Downes (August 27)

September

• The Reaping by Jess Lourey (September 3)
• Pike Island by Tony Wirt (September 10)
• The Serial Killer's Guide to San Francisco by Michelle Chouinard (September 24)

• A Killer Clue by Victoria Gilbert (September 24)
• Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (September 24)

October

• Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima (October 8)

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (April 1, 2024)

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date.

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week.  It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

Want to See What I Added to My Stack? links to Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality.

Other Than Reading...

Well... It started snowing last Sunday afternoon and before it was finished on Wednesday evening, we received 23 inches (58.43 centimeters) of snow. Our road was finally plowed Wednesday afternoon which left a ridge at least 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall across the front of our driveway. It was heavy wet snow, and my brother Bill was working his way through that ridge when the man who clears our neighbor's driveway came and used his pickup truck with a snowplow blade attached to push it to the sides of the driveway to help my brother out. Bill still spent more than an hour running the snowblower to clear out the rest of our driveway.

Those 23 inches of snow were more than we had received during the rest of the winter. At least it won't be around forever like snow in December. With highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s this week, much of it should melt away. I'm still not going to drive until lots of it melts. The roads are snow-free but the intersections mean playing chicken with traffic since the piles on the sides of the road obscure my views of traffic on the busy street I need to enter to leave my neighborhood.

Luckily, I have plenty to read to keep me busy and no appointments until my rescheduled dentist appointment on April 19. There is also The Voice to watch along with regular season baseball games. Right now, my Braves are on their way to a 162-0 season having won their first two games. I hope they can win today too. 

I am almost finished with my In Death Rereadathon. I have only 7 more to listen to. Then I'll have to wait until September for the new book. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to get a review copy and shorten the waiting time. 

I completed my State of the Stack post earlier today. It will be posted a couple of hours after this post goes live. This week I should read the book that has been on my review stack the longest. I got The Mayfair Dagger on September 24, 2023. I am a bit farther behind than I prefer to be with my review books. I really like to be a month ahead, but I still have 8 April releases to read. I hope my pace increases after I finish the In Death Rereadathon but am expecting still another week or two when the review stack won't lower much. 

While preparing my State of the Stack post, I made a few observations. I've decided I'm not a very adventurous reader. Twenty-nine of the fifty-five books on my review stack are from authors I have read before. Also, I very seldom ask for a book to review that isn't a mystery. Only five of the fifty-five are not mysteries. There are two romances, two urban fantasies/paranormal romances, and one science fiction book on the stack. The romances are by authors that are new to me. The urban fantasies are by Nalini Singh and the science fiction book is by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller and are auto-buys for me. 

Read Last Week

• We'll Always Have Parrots by Donna Andrews (Mine since December 8, 2023) -- Meg Langslow book 5 has Meg and Michael at a science fiction convention which was a lot of fun. My review will be posted on April 10.
• Leverage in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- In Death Book 47
• Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman (Review; April 16) -- Nerdy scientist has to come home when her father who supposedly disappeared into the Alaska wilderness twenty-five years early comes out of the woods. There was a lot of humor in this romance. My review will be posted on April 11.

• Connections in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- In Death Book 48
• Kris Longknife's Maid Goes on Strike & Other Short Stories by Mike Shepherd (Mine since July 30, 2022) -- Short stories set in the Kris Longknife Universe. My review will be posted on April 13.
• Kris Longknife Boot Recruit by Mike Shepherd (Mine since March 15) -- This is a prequel novella which tells how socialite Kris comes to join the Navy. My review will be posted on April 13.

• Vendetta in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- In Death Book 49
• At the Edge of the Woods by Victoria Houston (Review; April 23) -- Third Lew Ferris mystery set in Northern Wisconsin. My review will be posted on April 16.
• Golden in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- In Death Book 50

Currently

• Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson (Review; April 23)
• Shadows in Death by J. D. Robb (Audiobook Reread) -- In Death Book 51

Next Week

• Next of Kin by Samantha Jayne Allen (Review; April 23)
• The Mayfair Dagger by Ava January (Review; April 23)
• The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George (April 23)

• Four-Alarm Homicide by Diane Kelly (Review; April 23)
• Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh (Review; April 23)
• Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack (Review; April 30)

Reviews Posted

• Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey
• Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
• Kris Longknife: Indomitable by Mike Shepherd

• Kris Longknife: Stalwart by Mike Shepherd
• A Relative Murder by Jude Deveraux
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Want to See What I Added to My Stack Last Week?

Review:

• People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle (Review; May 7)
• If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay (Review; May 28)
• Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh (Review; July 23)

• Havoc by Deborah J Ledford (Review; July 30)
• Red River Road by Anna Downes (Review; August 27)
• Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg (Review; September 24)

Bought:

• Undercity by Catherine Asaro (Kindle)
• The Bronze Skies by Catherine Asaro (Kindle)
• The Vanished Seas by Catherine Asaro (Kindle)

• A Liaden Universe Constellation Volume 5 by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Audiobook; Whispersync)
• Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen (Kindle)
• Hard Rain by Samantha Jayne Allen (Kindle)

What was your week like?