There is nothing that makes me happier in the summer than a fantastic historical mystery. Do not ask me why, but summer kicks off mystery season and luckily for me, one of my favourite series is back again! Set in 1920s London, we have Saffron […]

Although Jane Austen Month has wrapped up already (June is really bustling along, isn’t it?), I will still have more Austen-ish posts for you. After all, it is still her 250th birthday year and I think that deserves continual celebrations! This mystery is set in […]

While I normally focus on history and historical fiction books on the site, I do read a lot of other genres (including mystery). And for the last year or so, I’ve been pushing myself to share other genres here on the blog. This is a […]

We are briefly departing from my history book recommendations and heading back into mystery- it is one of my favourite genres and I always get a positive response! As someone who reads a lot of mysteries, I’ve noticed that I strongly gravitate towards those with […]

Each year on Christmas Eve, I spent all of the morning (and sometimes the afternoon) reading. I get all of the stressful stuff done ahead so that I can have that time to read. And this is a particularly fun tradition for me this year […]