This instalment of the Katie Burkholder series opens with the murder of Rachael Schwartz, a woman who left the Plain life many years ago. Even though she is badly disfigured by the attack that left her dead, Katie recognizes her at once. Katie remembers how Rachael struggled with being Amish even more than she did. Then she begins to wonder: Who killed her so brutally? What is she doing back in Painter's Mill in a motel? I am eager to discover these answers with Katie as she solves this case.
This novel opens with Eva, a semi-retired librarian, shelving books when she stumbles across a news article about a man reuniting people with their books stolen by Nazis in WWII. The photograph in the article jolts her - it is her book! Eva falls into remembrance about the book and the secret code it contains. Only she holds the answers to unlocking its mysteries but can she revisit her painful past? What happens next? I cannot wait to find out!
Sisters of the Resistance is a novel about two sisters, Gabby and Yvette who live in Paris during WWII. This book chronicles each of the sisters' resistance efforts in the War and their experiences after peace is declared. With rich descriptions, vivid characters, excellent imagery, and well researched historical details, Wells makes this story come to life! Will Yvette attend the trial and save who many think is a collaborator? Will Gabby find Jack? Will the sisters reunite? How do they survive the war? These are all the questions I am wondering as I am listening to this fascinating book. I cannot wait to read more and find out how it all comes together.
A Line to Kill is the third book in Anthony Horowitz's series about Ex-Detective Hawthorne and a fictionalized version of himself, Anthony Horowitz. In this series, Horowitz tags along with Hawthorne during his murder investigations and writes novels about the cases. In this instalment, Horowitz and Hawthorne's literary agents send them to a literary festival to promote the first book in their series. However, when the festival's sponsor is murdered in his snuggery, the festival is canceled and Hawthorne is called in to investigate his murder. Then, when the sponsor's wife is also killed, things get even more confusing. Whodunit? Will Hawthorne crack the case? Will Horowitz ever reconcile his conflicted feelings toward Hawthorne? I cannot wait to find out!