Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley - the Checquy and the Grafters have hated each other for centuries, taught to do so from a very early age. Now the two sides are suddenly in negotiations to join forces. And two young women on opposite sides learn about themselves and each other. This is the second in a series about monster hunters in Great Britain. And the monster hunters are monsters themselves. Quite a bit of monster related violence.
3.5 stars
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In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper edited by Lawrence Block - several authors, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Stephen King to name a few, were asked to pick a painting by Edward Hopper and then write a story about it. I found it interesting that so many set their stories in the same time period as the painting. Many of them were in the hard-boiled genre. And some were just strange. Each story was accompanied by a print of the painting that inspired them. I liked probably half.
3 stars
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The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford - part fact, mostly fiction, this is the story of Agatha Christie's trip to the Middle East after her divorce from her husband. Tired of being in the news, she is traveling under an assumed name. With her on the train are two other women, both with secrets of their own. As the women become friends, the secrets are gradually revealed.
4 stars
Ashford's book intrigues me. I'll have to see if the library has it!
ReplyDeleteIf they don't, you can have my copy. I actually bought a book!
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