December Online Book Club: The Hotel by Pamela Kelley
I’d heard of Pamela Kelley’s several mystery series set on Nantucket and have always wanted to try one of her books. The Hotel did not disappoint!
I’d heard of Pamela Kelley’s several mystery series set on Nantucket and have always wanted to try one of her books. The Hotel did not disappoint!
At its core, this book is about a brother and sister who cannot overcome their past wounds. I totally recommend you choose the audiobook version of The Dutch House.
Imagine an Agatha Christie-Sherlock Holmes style mystery set in 1880’s San Francisco instead of England. Throw in daring undercover sleuthing and a dash of romance. What you’d get is Maids of Misfortune.
After thirteen years away, Emily Hartford finally came home. Estranged from her father, grieving her mother’s death, and heartbroken, in high school she escaped her hometown to live with an aunt in Chicago and continued with her life, never looking back.
Before we even talk murder and blizzards, know this: if you’re a simple vanilla or chocolate ice cream lover, this book will make you reconsider your ice cream repertoire. Collette’s creative use of fruit, cakes, and mix-ins made me hungrier with each new flavor.
At times you’ll laugh, but you’ll be angry, too. Mostly you’ll be entertained.
In the cutthroat world of faculty politics, publish or perish is real. The ink on her PhD barely dry, Lila Maclean has captured a coveted position at prestigious Stonedale University. As if teaching, grading papers, and publishing original research weren’t challenging enough, Lila’s colleague turns up dead. When the body count increases and danger lurks around every corner and tunnel, Lila teams up with her few friends to figure out whodunit before she becomes the next victim.
When a dead body is found in Cat’s art gallery, the search begins for a killer with a mysterious connection to a large painting entitled “Kissed.”
Bonus points for a creatively gruesome murder weapon. Anastasia Pollack’s career as crafts editor at a New York women’s magazine is a unique premise for a mystery series.