I really enjoyed reading this first volume in the Gotham Central series which focuses more on the Gotham City Police Department rather than Batman. Can hardly wait to pick up Volume II.  My favorite graphic novel to date!

Jilly Truitt is a rising star as a defense attorney in Vancouver, British Columbia.  She accepts the case of defending Vincent Trussardi who is accused of murdering his wife.  The prosecutor on the file is her old mentor, Cy Kenge, however, they have not been seeing eye to eye these days and their relationship has... Continue Reading →

Cordelia Gray is a partner with Bernie Pryde at his private detective agency.  Upon Bernie’s death, he leaves the business to Cordelia.  It is not a thriving business and she is unsure whether potential clients will be willing to hire her because she is young and a woman but she enthusiastically accepts her first solo... Continue Reading →

The Outer Hebrides is a major character in this book and by the time I finished reading it, I wanted to learn more about this part of the world.  This book is the first in a trilogy set on the Isle of Lewis.  The main character, Fin Macleod was born and raised on Lewis and... Continue Reading →

This is a manga – the first one I have ever read and I loved it! This is the story of Yaichi who is a stay at home divorced dad of Kana, who is around eight or nine (my guess).  Yaichi had a twin brother, Ryoji, who moved to Canada a number of years ago... Continue Reading →

This is the first book in the Philip Marlowe series.  It was written in 1939 and is certainly a product of its time in that violence towards women and homophobia is not given a second thought. Philip Marlowe is a private investigator who is hired by an elderly, dying millionaire because he is being blackmailed... Continue Reading →

I listened to this in audiobook format from the library.  It was an older audiobook and so the recording was not quite as good as they are on audible.  For example, you could tell when the narrator needed to have a drink of water or clear his throat.  I assume that with audiobooks being recorded... Continue Reading →

I absolutely loved this book!! Cyril Avery’s birth mother was raised with a very strict Catholic upbringing and when it was discovered that she was pregnant and unmarried, she was soon cast out of her family, her church and her town.  She gave birth to Cyril and gave him up for adoption.  This story tells... Continue Reading →

This is another mystery by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot.  Roger Ackroyd is found murdered in his study.  Again, as with most Agatha Christie books, there are a number of suspects and red herrings.  Normally I cannot figure out the murderer until it is revealed.  This time around, I was able to figure it out... Continue Reading →

I was of two minds when deciding what rating to give this book – was it going to be three stars or two stars?? The book is about two women – Alice Shipley and Lucy Mason.  They meet in college when they were assigned as roommates and quickly became best friends.  There is an incident... Continue Reading →