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December 26, 2025

REVIEW: Murder After Christmas by Rupert Latimer

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / Christmas / Classic Murder Mystery / Comedy / England / family relationships / Fiction2 Comments

“A war’s on and a murder has been committed—and we sit here talking nonsense about almond whirls and mince pies!” Good old Uncle Willie—known for an insatiable sweet tooth and being an epic pain in the rear—has come to stay with the Redpaths for the holidays. As luck would have ... more >

August 5, 2025

REVIEW: Dear Miss Lake by A. J. Pearce

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / journalism / The Emmy Lake Chronicles / War / Military / World War II2 Comments

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Plucky wartime advice columnist Emmy Lake discovers that sometimes it takes losing everything to find what we need most. London, July 1944. After nearly five years of war, the readers of Woman’s Friend magazine are relying on the support of Emmy Lake and her team more than ever. With the ... more >

February 4, 2025

REVIEW: An Excellent Thing in a Woman (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery Book 7) by Allison Montclair

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / female friendship / Historical / London / matchmakers / murder mystery / Post WWII / traumatic-past9 Comments

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The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn’t going to stop them! London, 1947. Spirited Miss Iris Sparks and ever-practical Mrs ... more >

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January 1, 2025

Jayne’s Best of 2024 List

JayneBook Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists1940s / Best of 2024 / cats / children's book / Contemporary / Historical / medicine / non-fiction / Regency / Science Fiction / workplace-romance / World War II18 Comments

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The Excitements by CJ Wray A brilliant and witty drama about two brave female World War II veterans who survived the unthinkable without ever losing their killer instinct…or their joie de vivre. Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain’s most treasured World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and ... more >

December 9, 2024

REVIEW: The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / England / murder mystery5 Comments

First published in 1946 and set in the fell country of Lunesdale over the course of a rainy September, The Theft of the Iron Dogs is the very picture of a cosy crime mystery and showcases Lorac’s masterful attention to detail and deep affection for both Lunesdale and its residents. ... more >

October 24, 2024

REVIEW: Cold War: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift (Bridge to Tomorrow Book 2) by Helena P. Schrader

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / Berlin-Germany / Cold War / Historical / Historical fiction / novelization / politics / Post WWII / War / MilitaryComments Off on REVIEW: Cold War: A Novel of the Berlin Airlift (Bridge to Tomorrow Book 2) by Helena P. Schrader

Fighting a war with milk, coal and candy bars…. In the second book of the Bridge to Tomorrow Series, the story continues where “Cold Peace” left off. Berlin is under siege. More than two million civilians in Hitler’s former capital will starve unless they receive food, medicine and more by ... more >

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