reviews

What If Your Child Is Planning to Kill You? Author: Zoje Stage When her daddy is home, Hannah is a very good little girl. Never mind that she never makes a noise, never talks even at seven years old. She is her father's squirrelly girl, his lilla gumman (a Swedish pet name) that binds father and daughter together into a solid, happy unit. Two against the world. Hannah's father always believes her, always chooses her. And that could be a big problem. But, when Daddy isn't home, when Hannah's chronically ill mother is the only one in the house, Hannah is [...]

The End of the Arnot Case Author: Louise Penny We've been in the teeth of the beast so long, we almost expected it to last forever. The Arnot case has been a haunting force since book one, the powerful leadership of the Sûreté, all the way to the top, steadily gaining ground on Gamache, getting ready to jettison him for daring to report and stop their crimes. This is it then, the book that ties it all together, hurls us into the final confrontation, and answers all the questions. It almost feels like a finale, except we know (thanks Google) that the series continues, [...]

Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger, Together Again - The Adult Years Author: Tony Lee It’s been many years since Oliver Twist has thought about his street companions. He has never wanted to see them again, and even as Mr. Brownlow’s adopted son, he still has nightmares about Sykes and blames himself for what happened to Nancy. But circumstance has brought him back again to London and the cruel streets of his youth. His expected inheritance isn’t going to come through, and Oliver realizes that he is once again a pauper, only this time others rely on him, need him. [...]