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A tongue in cheek, bodice ripping romp through a Victorian England of airships, vampires and werewolves. The supernatural coexist in this society out in the open and with full acceptance. Queen Victoria has a department of like beings to keep an eye on the shenanigans, of which our heroine, a "souless" woman married to an alpha werewolf is one. With one touch she can neutralize a supernatural, disabling its powers for the duration of the touch. She has a stubborn, independent streak which leads to many perilous adventures. Her best friends include a foppish dandy of a "rogue" vampire, a milliner who also invents absurd weaponry, and a silly bit of fluff who prefers her hats to be bigger, brighter and sillier than fashion dictates. The depiction of class structures within a werewolf pack or a vampire hive are interesting and her marriage to the powerful wolf never dull! Fans of Steampunk, vampires, werewolves will enjoy this.

My first foray into the second hand world was in fourth grade, buying a pink and red prom dress to wear in a school play.I've been hooked ever since. This book follows an itinerant antique dealer for a number of years as he buys, sells and trades his way, mostly at the holy grail of thrifters/ antiquers: Brimfield Market in Massachusetts. It's not an easy way to make money, but the addictive nature of the business keeps one going. Also included is a chapter on Antiques Roadshow (the appraisers make no money and pay their own expenses!), comic book collecting, and creating fake antiques. If you're a collector you'll want to add this to your shelf!

A Scandinavian thriller written by an American living in Finland with the a main character who is a Finnish police detective married to an American living in Sweden. The inspector has a deep sadness in his past and is a good man trying to balance his work with his family life and find joy past his melancholy. The mystery was riveting - it kept me up ALL night reading! A follow up to "Snow Angels", also an excellent read.

This book begins with a haunting description of a beautiful woman's dead body in a bathtub of frozen water. Mesmerizing. If you like Scandinavian thrillers this is a great choice. It has the mystery of a Stieg Larson, but is less violent and without the twisted sex. The mystery carried to the end, with lots of character development and depiction of Swedish life in a fishing village cum tourist town.

What a thrilling read! Everything from the Russian mafia to Russian arcana to 60's Hollywood to the CIA and conspiracy theories. A tough ex special ops and a gutsy female lawyer join forces to solve the violent, lethal crimes against their families, while evading killers from two fronts as they travel Europe with only an odd poem, a lovely bejeweled Russian Icon and a painting in Paris as their only clues. It should be insanely ridiculous to combine all these elements, but it not only works, it is an enthralling story that kept this gal up waaay past her bedtime to finish! Now I NEED to know: WHO is Philip Carter?

A gentle, loving memoir from a sensitive and poetic woman who seems, even before fame hit, to have met many famous and talented people. She lived a life of love, friendship and art in those early years, and was spiritually and emotionally generous. Well crafted, and she was a bookseller, to boot! Would love to read another installment of her life!