The first novel in Madame Koska Mystery Series is a whimsical story set in the environment of the Russian émigré. Great historical setting.
A story of grif and loss, surreal like a dream, raw and solid like real life.
Egypt, 1926. Fiercely independent American Jane Wunderly has all intentions to enjoy a relaxing holiday in a beautiful place. Her plans get all messed up by charming Mr Redverse and a murder.
Rosie wants to learn what happened to a friend of her grandma’s who disappeared after the Bloody Sunday of 1920. Unexplicably, she finds herself back then
The second novel in the Bess Crawford Series was a strong mystery, very well-constructed, with a cast of characters that felt real and coherent.
MURDER AT THE BRIGHTWELL (Ashley Weaver) The seaside holiday… and the murder might be what it takes to save Amory’s marriage
We don’t know much about Ernst Haffner, other that he was a social worker and a journalist of the Weimar Republic. He was active as a journalist in Berlin between 1925 and 1933, then he disappeared from all records, presumably engulfed by WWII.
This is his only novel, one of strong social critique.
A DUTY TO THE DEAD (Charles Todd) Arthur wasn’t just a patient, he was special to Bess, and when on his deathbed he asks a favour of her, she can’t deny it
SPELLBOUND by Allie Therin (book excerpt and review) There’s magic in the world – even if very few people know it. But for Arthur, meating Rory is more that magic. It’s a new life and a new love.
The 39 Steps is a classic spy story written before WWI. It has that paritucla flavour of adventure and surrealism that is tipical of that age
GILGI, ONE OF US by Irmgard Keun is the story of a tough New Woman in 1920s Germany, a woman that looks life hard in the face and act with her own head and heart
1920s. In America Prohibition tries to separate humans from the dangerous business of witches. The experiment is only partially successful