Cat Among the Pigeons By: Agatha Christie

I Love when I can't figure out a mystery-for some reason it excites me to be clueless and when the reveal happens to see the clues I missed...which is why I adored this Poirot mystery! A foreign political revolution impacts a renowned girls school in England.  Add some shady school mistresses, some missing jewels and a wonky tennis racket and you've got a Cat Among the Pigeons!  Great fun!

Everything in between By Caitlin Elizabeth Sammons

What I thought was going to be a delightful romp through someone's personal travels, turned into a delightful romp through someone's personal trauma, travels and revelations...and that's just wat this book is....a revelation.  Sammons takes the reader with her on her actual travels, while we go down the rabbit hole with her to discover who she (we) is (are) and the true meaning of one's life and finding joy.  I was completely entranced with the author's style and moments of enlightenment, all of which will live the reader, examining their own journey through this ting we call life.  A fantastic read!

The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival By: Mildred A. Wirt

Another charming story of the Rosedale Brownie Troop helping in their community.  While assisting a local farmer with picking his crop of cherries, the young ladies find themselves embroiled in the hunt for interesting quilts, missing handwriting and teaching certain folks in town how not be racist prigs!  All in a weeks work for the intrepid children of the Brownie Troop!

The Brownie Scouts in the Circus By: Mildred A. Wirt

I realize I'm not the target audience for this book, nor would I have been the target audience for it back int he 40's when it came out, but I fund this too be exceedingly charming!  I can totally picture a young girl reading this in the 40's and being entertained, excited and empowered by the characters and the story.  I have no idea how I ended up with two of these books in my apartment, but I'm glad I found them.  Now on to The Brownie Scouts and the Cherry Festival!

Taltos By: Anne Rice

A satisfying conclusion the the saga of the Mayfair Witches and a perfect set up for a continuing series on Ash and Morrigan..hint..hint, Ms. Rice!!!

The Boys in the Band By: Mart Crowley

Read this brilliant piece again, during a zoom play reading-and had a great discussion with the participants afterward.  Really fascinating to have a cis perspective of this piece, especially with a "now" mentality applied to a piece writing more than 50 years ago and before the Stonewall Riots.

Lasher By: Anne Rice

I have to say that in all honesty, I remembered nothing about this book, even though I've read it previously! With that said, I really enjoyed this.. the second installment in the Mayfair Witch series. It picks up where the Witching Hour leaves off, continues with the family history, and wrap ups the whole Rowan/Lasher/Michael story line. There are moments of heart pounding action, moments of quiet history and moments of explosive violence and vengeance. Stunning storytelling!

Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest Novelized by Charles Osborne

A well structured novelization of Agatha Christie's play of the same name.  Due to heavy fog a car ends up in a ditch and an unexpected guests drives at the nearest house, to find a dead body and a woman standing near it with a gun in her hand...and that's only the beginning!  The twists in this one will cause neck strain if you aren't careful!  Can't wait to read Christie's original script of this play.

A Deadly Inside Scoop By: Abby Collette

Oh, this was great fun!  A perfect summer cozy!  A quirky heroine, her family and friends all conspire, in their own way, to solve the case of the dead man discovered in the snow.  Fantastic ice cream flavors wet the reader's appetite for Win's family shop to succeed, while being introduced to a wonderfully diverse set of characters.  A well plotted mystery and a satisfying ending leave the reader wanting another scoop of Win and the gang!

Ordeal by Innocence By: Agatha Christie

Have to say not one of my favorites, by Ms. Christie.  I thought it was obvious from the start who did it originally and way too obvious who did the last two crimes. There was no oomph to the characters or the flow of the story-it was rather plodding in it's pace, going over the same information repeatedly.  Still, I do enjoy reading her work good bad or indifferent-with this one I was indifferent.