This is the second in the King’s Hounds series, named after the main characters Halfdan and Winston, who have been taken into the confidence of King Cnut, the Danish conqueror of England. They solved a murder and saved his bacon in the first book, and now they’re back for another interesting medieval murder mystery. Halfdan and Winston are traveling north to see how everything is going up there, to be the King’s eyes and ears. On the way, they stay at a monastery. A monk […]
The beginning of an excellent series
I stumbled on this one, as I often do, through a Kindle deal. It’s a great way to discovery a new author or a new genre without spending a bunch of money, or at least without a trip to the library. Martin Jensen is a Danish novelist (there are a lot of really good Scandinavian writers, aren’t there?) who has written a bunch of books. From what I can tell, these books are the first to be translated into English. There are two right now […]
Unbroken
“If I knew I had to go through those experiences again,” [Louie] finally said, “I’d kill myself.” Unless you dont have a TV or Internet access, you’ve heard of Angelina Jolie’s third directorial project ‘Unbroken.’ I had heard of Lauren Hillenbrand’s biography when it may some rounds on Best Seller lists but hadn’t looked into it until La Jolie brought it to my attention. For all my historical readings (both in school and for fun) I’ve never learned much about our fight in the Pacific. […]
Finally a Philippa Gregory book I actually enjoyed
Young Jewish girl Hannah Verde flees the Inquisition in Spain with her father after her mother is burned for heresy. They travel through Europe to England, calling themselves “Green” and making a new life for themselves as loyal Christians. Hannah´s father has a printing press and soon his skilled work comes to the attention of scholars like John Dee. While John Dee is visiting their print shop with his patron, Lord Robert Dudley, Hannah has one of her visions, seeing an angel over their shoulder. […]
Being a Russian Countess seems to help when rebuilding one´s life during the 20th Century
3.5 stars Zoya Ossupov, a young noblewoman, second cousin to the Tsar himself, lives a sheltered life of luxury in St. Petersburg. When the revolution breaks out, Zoya´s grandmother, who has seen which way the wind was blowing, bundles up the many garments they´ve sown jewellery into and Zoya and they flee the country through Finland. Having lost her father, mother and elder brother in only a few days and worrying about the safety of her cousins the Romanovs, who were placed in house arrest […]
A book I read so long ago that I can’t remember if I even reviewed it.
This is the second book in the series started by David Liss with The Conspiracy of Paper, starring boxer turned private investigator Benjamin Weaver. Well, Weaver is a detective and also a thief-taker, since that’s a pretty good money maker. In this one, Weaver is hired to find out who is threatening an Anglican priest. While he’s investigating, he’s accused of murdering a dock worker, and convicted even though there is no actual evidence against him. The judge practically forces the jury to convict Weaver […]
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