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The Race Underground
The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway
by Doug Most
Imagine (12/10/2013)
It's the early 20th century. We are in New York City and the city lacks public transportation. Can you imagine what it was like to travel from one place to another? There were a few motor cars (very few), carts, horses and their droppings, bicycles, baby carriages, and the …more
The Sisterhood
The Sisterhood
by Helen Bryan
The Sisterhood (5/13/2013)
This book has everything a reader could ask for - intrigue, romance, heroes, heroines, history, family and religion. Did I miss anything? I'm sure I did, so you need to read Sisterhood to find out what. Flashing the setting back and forth between modern and medieval times …more
Crime of Privilege
Crime of Privilege
by Walter Walker
Crime of Privilege (3/29/2013)
This is an excellent story. W. Walker has created a true-to-life story reflecting the mores of our society. The characters have money and money equals power, and their power equals corruption. Sound familiar? The main character is a young lawyer hanging on the fringes of …more
Fever
Fever
by Mary Beth Keane
Fever (2/25/2013)
Wow! What a great story about a real, historical person with truly a life based on continuous strife and struggle. Mary Mallon - an Irish immigrant, domestic servant with no family and a violent temper turns out to be identified as the first asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid …more
The Imposter Bride
The Imposter Bride
by Nancy Richler
The Imposter Bride (12/4/2012)
Who is Lily? Is she who she says she is? She came to Canada as a "mail order bride" for Sol Kramer. Why does Sol reject her before he has even spoken to her? Why does his brother Nathan marry her?
The entire story of Lily Kramer is like filling a basket of unanswered …more
Live by Night
Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
Life By Night (8/18/2012)
How does the son of the Boston Chief of Police turn out to be a gangster? As Dennis LeHane tells us, it turns out to be a very interesting story featuring a very interesting man. It's easy for the reader to slide into the prohibition era with all its drama and strife. You …more
The Woman at the Light
The Woman at the Light: A Novel
by Joanna Brady
The Woman at the Light (6/29/2012)
What a great story! Joanna Brady put everything a reader of historical fiction could ask for into this novel - romance, adventure mystery and family with all its joys and trials. The book not only offers an interesting history of Key West (all I knew about Key West was it …more
Beneath the Shadows
Beneath the Shadows
by Sara Foster
An Intriguing Journey (5/17/2012)
Who doesn't enjoy a good mystery? That is just what Sara Foster presents to readers in "Beneath the Shadows". Into the story is embedded sinister shadows and quirky happenings starting with the very first page. Who left Grace's baby outside her door? Where did her husband …more
Before the Poison
Before the Poison
by Peter Robinson
Before the Poison (11/22/2011)
Before the Poison is a low-key mystery that seems to draw you in gradually as you read the text. It offers some interesting facts concerning what it like for women who served as nurses in the military during WWII. As you read along, you certainly want to know what the dead …more
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