The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy #BookReview #Wartime Paris

Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they can. But all three are hiding secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting with the Resistance; Claire has been seduced by a German officer; and Vivienne’s involvement is something she can’t reveal to either of them. TwoContinue reading “The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy #BookReview #Wartime Paris”

Death by Baguette (Travel Can Be Murder #2) by Jennifer S. Alderson #RBRT #Bookreview

Introducing Lana Hansen, tour guide, reluctant amateur sleuth, and star of the Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series. Join Lana as she leads tourists and readers to fascinating cities around the globe on intriguing adventures that, unfortunately for Lana, often turn deadly. My Review Death by Baguette is the second murder mystery involving quick-wittedContinue reading “Death by Baguette (Travel Can Be Murder #2) by Jennifer S. Alderson #RBRT #Bookreview”

The Case of the Bullets at the Ballet by C S Boag

Rainbow is a Private Eye based in Sydney.  In retro “pulp fiction” style, C S Boag takes the reader on a hectic, dangerous journey, the clues piling up but the solution elusive.  In this fourth book about Rainbow, his daughter, Imogene, has gone missing leaving hints which lead him to Paris via a succession ofContinue reading “The Case of the Bullets at the Ballet by C S Boag”