Bibliography: Kramer, Julie. (2008). Stalking Susan. New York: Doubleday. ISBN: 978-0385524766
Plot Summary: Riley Spartz, television news reporter in Minneapolis, just knows she has a ratings winner when a former homicide detective hands her two cold case files–two women named Susan murdered on the same day but different years. Riley knows they are connected and thinks [...]
In my family, there are many traditions and memories surrounding Christmas and the holidays. One of them has to do with books and reading. Just like we had a collection of loved ornaments for the tree, we had a collection of Christmas and holiday books. Every year they would be unpacked from their boxes and [...]
Bibliography: Nunn, Malla. (2009). A Beautiful Place to Die. New York: Atria Books ISBN: 978-1416586203
Plot Summary: In the early 1950s South Africa where new apartheid laws have recently gone into effect, Detective Sargeant Emmanuel Cooper is called to the small town of Jacob’s Rest when white Afrikaner police captain from a prominent family is found [...]
Bibliography: Maliett, G. M. (2009). Death and the Lit Chick. Woodbury, MN: Midnight Ink. ISBN: 978-0738712475
Plot Summary: Detective Arthur St. Just is attending an Edinburgh festival for mystery writers to give a presentation about detective work. He is staying at Dalmorton Castle and Spa along with several mystery writers, aspiring writers, literary agents, and a [...]
02 Sep, 2009
Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit| Cooking Lit
Powell, Julie. (2005). Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously. New York: Back Bay Books. ISBN: 978-0316109697
Child, Julia with Alex Prud’ Homme. (2006). My Life in France. New York: Knopf. ISBN: 978-1400043460
I picked up an advanced copy of Julie and Julia at the ALA Conference in Chicago in the summer of 2005. However, while [...]