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REVIEW:  A City of Broken Glass by Rebecca Cantrell

REVIEW: A City of Broken Glass by Rebecca Cantrell

Due to the nature of the plots of this series, spoilers in the reviews are unavoidable. Dear Ms. Cantrell, Each summer I eagerly look forward to the newest installment of this series. So far Hannah Vogel has ducked and dodged her way through the increasing tension and rising tide of National Socialism of 1930s Germany,(…)

REVIEW: A Game of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell

REVIEW: A Game of Lies by Rebecca Cantrell

Fair Warning!: Spoilers for the first two books will probably appear in this review. Dear Ms. Cantrell, I look forward to the annual summer release of the latest book in your historical mystery series about Hannah Vogel in pre-WWII Germany. This one doesn’t disappoint. Like the two before it, this one is taut and fraught(…)

REVIEW: A Night of Long Knives by Rebecca Cantrell

REVIEW: A Night of Long Knives by Rebecca Cantrell

Dear Ms Cantrell, Last year I reviewed your debut novel, “A Trace of Smoke” and commented that I was looking forward to any sequels you might write. It looks like you’ve got plans for quite a few up your sleeve and the first one up is “A Night of Long Knives.” Those more familiar with(…)

REVIEW: A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell

REVIEW: A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell

Dear Ms. Cantrell, Back in October 2007, in one of our Publishing News posts, Jane detailed a little bit of information about your debut novel with a header, “Jayne, are you reading this?” Yep, I read it and was delighted when you followed up this year with an offer for us to review the book.(…)

REVIEW: Perfidia by Elspeth McKendrick

Dear Ms. McKendrick, I’ve been delighted with your previous books (written as Morag McKendrick Pippin) set in and right before WWII, such a little used era of history. Your integration of historical facts with plots different from almost any others I’ve read stand out the mass of generic regencies that the Powers that Be seem(…)

REVIEW:  City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin

REVIEW: City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin

Dear Ms Franklin, I’ve adored your books written as Diana Norman and rejoiced when Rosario broke the news that you also write under this name. When I knew you had this and another book already released, I was elated. As I read this book, I was euphoric. I wanted to race through it to enjoy(…)