Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Nevermore: Starling House, Snow Leopard, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers



 Reported by Rita

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper, Opal, when she gets the chance to step inside the Starling House, the estate of the 19th-century author of her favorite book, and make some extra cash, finds things taking a sinister turn.

  I didn’t love it, but I liked it – good if you like horror.    – MH      4.5 stars

 

T


he Snow Leopard
by Peter Matthiessen

An account of the author's two-hundred-fifty-mile journey, on foot, from Kathmandu, Nepal, to the Crystal Mountain in Tibet, in search of the Himalayan blue sheep, the rare snow leopard, and distances of the spirit.

Third time reading. It’s a beautifully written adventure.    – DC       5 stars

 


Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police. Later decides she is better equipped to solve the crime herself.  This becomes more complicated when she develops unexpected friendships with her suspects.

It‘s a good mystery, funny, and has well-developed characters.   – KP      5 stars

 

Other Books Mentioned

 

The House of Closed Doors by Jane Steen

Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes by Daniel L. Everett

The Hunt by Ryan Green

Outback Outlaws by Ryan Green

The Color of Water: a Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother by James McBride

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand: a Novel by Helen Simonson

Caravans: a Novel of Afghanistan by James A. Michener

Ship of Theseus by V.M. Straka

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu

 

New Books

 

100 Places to See After You Die: a Travel Guide to the Afterlife  by Ken Jennings

The Little Encyclopedia of Fairies: an A to Z Guide to Fae Magic by Ojo Opanike

The United States of Cryptids: a Tour of American Myths and Monsters by J. W. Ocker


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