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Linda's Book Obsession Reviews "A Haunting at Linley" by Michelle Cox, She Writes Press, 10/24/23, On Tour with Suzy Approved Book Tours.

Michelle Cox, the Author of “A Haunting at Linley,” has written a suspenseful and mysterious novel. This is the seventh book in the “Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel” series and can be read as a stand-alone, but I feel it would be a better experience to read the other books. The location for this novel is set mostly in Castle Linley in England and the United States, and the timeline is the…

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​Books Acquired Via BookBub in March 2020

She Owns the Knight by Diane Darcy

Alien Attraction (Alien Mate Book 2) by Carol Bristol

Reunion Fling by Bethany Lopez

Renegade (The Captive Series #2) by Erica Stevens

Frost (Midnight Ice Book 1) by Kaitlyn Davis

Thorn (Lords of Carnage MC Book 5) by Daphne Loveling

Holly Freakin’ Hughes by Kelsey Kingsley

Cupcakes, Trinkets & Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge

My Dragon Lord (Broken Souls Book 1) by Alisa Woods

Evershade (The Shifter Chronicles Book 1) by Michelle Areaux

Fakers (Canaan Island Book 1) by Meg Collett

A Gladiator’s Oath (Roman Hearts Book 1) by Tanya Bird

Reckless in Love by Bella Andre & Jennifer Skully

Reaper’s Blood (The Grimm Brotherhood Book 1) by Kel Carpenter & Meg Anne

Hellion’s Ride Box Set 1-4 (Hellion’s MC) by Chelsea Camaron

Dying to Meet You by Rich Amooi

Wickedest Witch (Hell’s Son Book 0) by Eve Langlais

A veil Removed (Henrietta & Inspector Howard Book 4) by Michelle Cox

The Knife-Edge Path by Patrick T Leahy

The Honeymooner by Melanie Summers

The Enigma Strain by Nick Thacker

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A Ring of Truth is the second installation in the fantastic historical Henrietta and Inspector Howard series. I’d say this series is for fans of The Devil in the White City, but fictional and mixed with more romance and slightly less murder.

Newly engaged, Clive and Henrietta now begin the difficult task of meeting each other's family. Difficult because Clive has neglected to tell Henrietta that he is in fact the heir to the Howard estate and fortune, and Henrietta has just discovered that her mother has been hiding secrets about her past as well. When Clive brings Henrietta to the family estate to meet his parents, they are less than enthused about his impoverished intended. Left alone in this extravagant new world when Clive returns to the city, Henrietta finds herself more at home with the servants than his family, much to the disapproval of Mrs. Howard and soon gets caught up in the disappearance of an elderly servant's ring, not realizing that in doing so she has become part of a bigger, darker plot. As Clive and Henrietta attempt to discover the truth in the two very different worlds unraveling around them, they both begin to wonder: Are they meant for each other after all?

While it’s not a page turner in the thriller sense, it is so well-written that it transports readers to Henrietta’s world and sucks you in until you’re suddenly halfway done with the book.

For four young immigrant women living in Boston’s North End in the early 1900s, escaping tradition doesn’t come easy. But at least they have one another and the Saturday Evening Girls Club, a social pottery-making group offering respite from their hectic home lives—and hope for a better future. Ambitious Caprice dreams of opening her own hat shop, which clashes with the expectations of her Sicilian-born parents. Brilliant Ada secretly takes college classes despite the disapproval of her Russian Jewish father. Stunning Maria could marry anyone yet guards her heart to avoid the fate of her Italian Catholic mother, broken down by an alcoholic husband. And shy Thea is torn between asserting herself and embracing an antiquated Jewish tradition. The friends face family clashes and romantic entanglements, career struggles and cultural prejudice. But through their unfailing bond, forged through their weekly gathering, they’ll draw strength—and the courage to transform their immigrant stories into the American lives of their dreams.

This was my FAVORITE selection from the It’s Raining Books Spring Reading Challenge, and I hope to read more from Jane Healey soon.

Newly divorced Rhonda, haunted by her sister Evelyn's ghost, travels to an old palazzo in Rome to confront Marco, the man who stole her sister's heart--only to find out he's vanished in the wake of Evelyn's death. Meanwhile, Rhonda's nineteen-year-old daughter Olivia, adopted by Rhonda at birth, travels to the mysterious and lush waters of northern Vietnam, where she's been summoned by the missing Marco--a man she only knows from her parents' whispers, a man she has never met or seen. Soon, truths are exposed and lives unraveled, and the real journey begins. Four lives in all, spanning three continents, are now bound together in an unfathomable way--and they tell a powerful story about love in all its incarnations, filial and amorous, healing and destructive.

I will end with what is one of my favorite books of 2017, Jumping Over Shadows. Annette Gendler shares a beautifully written memoir about love, hate, and life that I couldn’t put down. This one is a must-read!

History was repeating itself when Annette Gendler fell in love with a Jewish man in Germany in 1985. Her Great-Aunt Resi had been married to a Jew in Czechoslovakia before World War II--a marriage that, while happy, created tremendous difficulties for the extended family once the Nazis took over their hometown in 1938, and ultimately did not survive the pressures of the time. Annette and Harry's love, meanwhile, was the ultimate nightmare for Harry's family of Holocaust survivors. Weighed down by the burdens of their family histories, Annette and Harry kept their relationship secret for three years, until they could forge a path into the future and create a new life in Chicago. As time went on, however, Annette found a spiritual home in Judaism--a choice that paved the way toward acceptance by Harry's family, and redemption for some of the wounds of her own family's past.

**Disclaimer** I received copies of these books from BookSparks in exchange for honest reviews. 

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A Spying Eye by Michelle Cox

Book Details:Book Title:  A Spying Eye: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle CoxCategory:  AdultFiction (18+), 256 pagesGenre:  Historical MysteryPublisher:  She Writes PressRelease dates: Oct 25, 2022 Book Description: In A Spying Eye, Clive and Henrietta return to Europe in an attempt to resurrect their failed honeymoon. While in London, they are approached by their old friend,…

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Book Details:Book Title:  A Spying Eye: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle CoxCategory:  Adult Fiction (18+), 256 pagesGenre:  Historical MysteryPublis…

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Book Tour Featuring *Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels* by Michelle Cox @michellecox33 @ireadbooktours #giveaway

Book Tour Featuring *Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels* by Michelle Cox @michellecox33 @ireadbooktours #giveaway

Join us for this tour from Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022! Book Series Details: Book Series:  The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels by Michelle Cox Category:  Adult fiction (18+), 200-400 pages each Genre:  Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries Publisher:  She Writes Press Release date:  April 2016; April 2017; April 2018; April 2019; April 2020, Oct 2022 Tour dates:  Sep 26 to Oct 21,…

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Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives – Past Book Reviews 2020 - #Historical #Mystery #Chicago - A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives – Past Book Reviews 2020 – #Historical #Mystery #Chicago – A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

I read some amazing books in 2020 and I would like to share them again with you, updated with the authors most recent releases and their biography. This is my review from September 2020 for a Henrietta and Inspector Howard novel: A Child Lost by Michelle Cox. About the book A spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs…

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Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives – Past Book Reviews 2020 - #Historical #Mystery #Chicago - A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

Smorgasbord Posts from My Archives – Past Book Reviews 2020 – #Historical #Mystery #Chicago – A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

I read some amazing books in 2020 and I would like to share them again with you, updated with the authors most recent releases and their biography. This is my review from September 2020 for a Henrietta and Inspector Howard novel: A Child Lost by Michelle Cox. About the book A spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta, begs…

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Book Review: A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

Book Review: A Child Lost by Michelle Cox

A Child Lost: Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox Publisher:  She Writes Press (April 28, 2020)Category: Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Romantic SuspenseTour dates: Feb-March, 2020ISBN: 978-1631528361Available in Print and ebook, 408 pages Description A spiritualist, an insane asylum, a lost little girl . . . When Clive, anxious to distract a depressed Henrietta,…

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Lindas Book Obsession Reviews "A Haunting At Linly" by Michelle Cox, She Writes Press, 10/24/23. On Tour with Suzy Approved Book Tours

Michelle Cox, the Author of “A Haunting at Linley,” has written a suspenseful and mysterious novel. This is the seventh book in the “Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel” series and can be read as a stand-alone, but I feel it would be a better experience to read the other books. The location for this novel is set mostly in Castle Linley in England and the United States, and the timeline is the…

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#QOTD If you could live in a different time period, when would it be? . Book 4 of a wonderful 1930's detective series called The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels. @michellecoxwrites has written another installment in this slightly quirky and funny mystery serial. A Veil Removed is book 4, and while I'm sure they could each be read separately, you really should read the series from beginning to end. The audiobooks fly by. So glad for this edition because the characters move forward, some storylines come full circle, and the mystery aspect picked up significantly. This was probably my fav of the series so far. Thanks to @ireadbooktours and @shewritespress for the audiobook. #bookstagram #whodunit #detective #gumshoe #copper #mystery #historicalfiction #bookstagrammer #ilovebooks #instabook #instaread #instagood #picoftheday #photooftheday #mood #tbt #throwbackthursday #ireadbooktours #whodoneit #whodunnit #romance #love #30s #1930s #booksbooksbooks #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookish #booksofinsta (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFiOd-ugtzT/?igshid=y6b3fdvhf2cm

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A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox/ #blogtour #bookblogger #audiobook #bookreview

A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox/ #blogtour #bookblogger #audiobook #bookreview

Welcome back to Lamon Reviews. Today we present our stop on the blog tour where I review the first novel in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series A Girl Like You by Michelle Cox. Thank you to iRead Book Tours for our opportunity ro host.

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My Review:

I finished the first book in the series about a week ago, and I…

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Spotlight Giveaway The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels by Michelle Cox

Join us for this tour from Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022! Book Series Details: Book Series:  The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels by Michelle Cox Category:  Adult fiction (18+), 200-400 pages each Genre:  Historical Fiction, Historical Mysteries Publisher:  She Writes Press Release date:  April 2016; April 2017; April 2018; April 2019; April 2020, Oct 2022 Tour dates:  Sep 26 to Oct 21,…

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Join us for this tour from Sep 26 to Oct 21, 2022!Book Series Details:Book Series:  The Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novels by Michelle CoxCategory:  Adult fiction …

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Act 2 - The Apartment of the Mad

A Child Lost: A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel by Michelle Cox

„People with money don’t end up here, do they? If yer rich and crazy, people call you eccentric or something like that and yer relatives stick you away somewhere in yer big ol’house and get some biddy to look after ya. But if yer poor and crazy, well, yer not so lucky then, are ya?” He bent to unlock the door at the top of the stairs, and Henrietta momentarily thought of Ma in light of Joe’s explanation. Could she be considered eccentric, or worse, crazy?

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7 Great Books Set in Chicago

Chicago has been the backdrop of both modern and classic literary works. And in many cases, the city acts as both the setting and a character itself. 

In these seven contemporary novels, Chicago is an integral element that drives the story. We've paired each tale with the neighborhood, landmark or cultural institution that will transport readers straight to the pages of their favorite book.

“Place has always been important to me, and one thing today's Chicago exudes, as it did in 1893, is a sense of place. I fell in love with the city, the people I encountered, and above all the lake and its moods, which shift so readily from season to season, day to day, even hour to hour.” ― Erik Larson, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Travel back in time to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, when Chicago made its cultural mark on the world stage. Erik Larson's acclaimed true-crime thriller, The Devil in the White City weaves together the stories of Daniel Burnham, the architect behind fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the first known American serial killer.

While Holmes' “Murder Castle” and most of the fair’s buildings are long gone, you can still visit the fair’s scenic setting in Jackson Park in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Across the park’s lagoon lies one of the last remnants of the fair — the Museum of Science and Industry (5700 S. Lake Shore Dr.) was once home to the Palace of Fine Arts.

In this-best selling trilogy, Chicago is transformed into a dystopian society. The first book in the series follows 16-year-old Beatrice Prior as she learns to survive a world divided into factions and choose between her family and who she really is.

Chicago landmarks figure prominently into the action throughout the book. Readers can spot references to the Willis Tower, Cloud Gate (better known as “The Bean”), and Lake Michigan. One of the more harrowing scenes takes place on Navy Pier’s Centennial Wheel (600 E. Grand Ave.), which Beatrice scales during a game of capture the flag.

“Chicago would unfurl its map to him one promising street, one intoxicating space, at a time. It would weave him into its grid, pour beer in his mouth and music in his ears. It would keep him.” ― Rebecca Makkai, The Great Believers

It's 1985 and Yale Tishman is working at Northwestern University's new art gallery just outside Chicago. But his career, relationship and the city itself is turned upside down during the AIDS epidemic. The Great Believers is one of the first novels to portray Chicago during the AIDS epidemic in unflinching detail, from its initial outbreak to the present as its two intertwining stories carry readers through heartbreak and hope.

Readers will follow Yale through a faithful recreation of Chicago in the eighties, from Lincoln Park to downtown to Evanston. Boystown in particular comes to life as a safe haven for Yale and his friends. Today, it’s still one of the most inclusive LGBTQ+  neighborhoods in the nation. Visitors can walk the historic Legacy Walk, which spans a half mile of the North Halsted corridor, and learn about LGBTQ heroes and events.

"It was the world’s first thoroughly modern campus, the brochures said, built in just the last few years, conceptually groundbreaking, a campus unlike any other: created as a single vast system using the most fashionable principles of social design and engineering...” ―  Nathan Hill, The Nix

The Nix brings readers into the world of Sam Andresen-Anderson, a professor at a university in Chicago, who is struggling to complete work on his book. Then he spots his mother, who abandoned him ages ago, throwing rocks at a politician in a viral video, and he sets off on a completely different course. This epic tale traces the tumultuous 1968 Chicago riots, revealing the impact these events had on not only on Sam and his mother, but also on the entire country.

The book intricately describes the University of Illinois at Chicago campus circa late 1960s. Get a glimpse of the book's setting by taking a walk around the UIC campus and surrounding University Village neighborhood. To learn more about activism on Chicago's college campuses during that era, set off on a virtual tour with legendary activist Bill Ayers. Hyde Park, A Storied Neighborhood, Wrapped in Contradiction ($2.99; VoiceMap.me) will take you through the University of Chicago, where you'll encounter tales of world renowned architects, activists and artists.

In her debut novel, Audrey Niffenegger gives readers a whirlwind tour of Chicago through the eyes of a librarian with a time-traveling genetic condition and his artist wife. The romantic and heartbreaking story spans decades as the couple tries to build a life together against the pull of time.

The book is full of detailed references to Chicago, from landmarks to local stores. The Aragon Ballroom (1106 W. Lawrence Ave.), Lyric Opera of Chicago (20 N. Upper Wacker Dr.) and the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.) all make an appearance. Observant readers will also catch mentions of neighborhood favorites like Swedish restaurant Ann Sather (multiple locations) and The Berghoff (17 W. Adams St.) in the Loop.

Henrietta Von Harmon works as a taxi dancer at a local dance hall while also caring for her mother and younger siblings in 1930's Chicago. When the floor matron turns up dead, aloof Inspector Clive Howard appears on the scene and sends Henrietta undercover.

Much of the action in A Girl Like You takes place in the northwest neighborhood of Logan Square. Capture the vibe of the 1930's dance hall scene in Logan Square at Rosa's Lounge (3420 W. Armitage Ave). Or swing by Twin Anchors (1655 N. Sedgwick St.) in Old Town, a former soda shop and speakeasy that was a favorite of Frank Sinatra.

In Feuding Fan Dancers, Leslie Zemeckis brings the golden age of showgirls in Chicago to life. Burlesque dancers Faith Bacon and Sally Rand found stardom in the 1930’s through their daring performances, but their lives took dramatically different turns. One rose to fame while the other found heartache.

Chicago's burlesque scene still shines today. Vaudezilla (3614 W. Belmont Ave.) offers classes in the art of burlesque while also showcasing teachers and students in regular performances. At Untitled Supper Club’s (111 W. Kinzie St.) weekly Unbridled show, world-famous burlesque star Michelle L’amour presents one of the most stimulating burlesque performances in the city.

Source: https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/post/chicago-books/