Book Reviews by Patty Crane

Cozy Reads for January
Hidden Treasures by Jane Cleland
The Crystal Cave Trilogy…

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams
I enjoy mysteries with well-developed characters and if it is…

Vanishing in the Haight by Max Tomlinson
The Summer of Love occurred in the Haight-Ashbury area of San…

The Sum of the People: How the Census has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age by Andrew Whitby
Even before the events that have changed our lives over the last…

The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey
Eighty-eight-year old Duffy Sinclair is a little bit of a crank,…

The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton
On March 9th I was headed east around 9:00pm and saw a spectacular…

Deep State by Chris Hauty and Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg
March is Women’s History Month and I’d like to be able to…

An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good by Helen Tursten Review by Patty Crane
Helen Tursten is a Swedish mystery writer with two very successful…

Men of Valor by Irene Hannon; Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center; Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates; Bloody Genius by John Sandford
My book choices lately include a police procedural, Christian…

The Consultant by Tj O'Connor
Tj O’Connor is a former government anti-terrorism agent. He…

Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock
In our reviews the library staff often mention the variety of…

Bluff by Jane Stanton Hitchcock
If you’ve ever taken a writing course you’ve heard ‘write…

Thyme of Death by Susan Wittig Albert; Blood Oath by Linda Fairstein; Justice in Plain Sight by Dan Bernstein
Although not by conscious choice, most of my reading lately has…

The Burglar by Thomas Perry
Thomas Perry’s latest novel, The Burglar, has many of the elements…

Thanks a Thousand: a Gratitude Journey by A. J. Jacobs
The latest book by A. J. Jacobs, Thanks a Thousand:…

Gone to Dust by Matt Goldman, Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper, Deadly Proof by Rachel Dylan
Lately I've been reading random things that catch my eye. Some…

The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda
I recently finished the Stella Crown mysteries by Judy Clemens.…

Only Child by Rhiannon Navin
First graders huddled in a closet listening to the pop, pop,…

It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree by A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs has amused and informed us by living for a year…

Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan began the research for her latest book years ago.…