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Finding Camlann: A Novel by Sean Pidgeon (Classics, Literary Fiction, Biography) I had great hopes for this new book about an archaeologist's search for the real King Arthur of legend but I found that the story became bogged down in academic discussion of the Arthur legends. Even though I am usually fascinated by anything Arthurian it seemed to me that this story never really went anywhere. -- Added by nkennedy on 02/27/2013 Add Comment

Speaking from Among the Bones by Alan Bradley (Mystery, Horror, Crime, Business, Politics) Another wonderfully entertaining espionage adventure with 12 year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce as she investigates the death of the village church's organist -whose body is found in the tomb of St. Tancred - the local saint. C. Alan Bradley's Flavia series brings to life a small English village in the 1950s. The audiobook is delightfully narrated by Jayne Entwistle. -- Added by nkennedy on 02/22/2013 Add Comment

Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly (Historical Fiction, Westerns, History) Bill O'Reilly's story of the Lincoln assassinations is much like a James Patterson novel - fast-paced and action-packed. Beginning 6 weeks before the assassination day, each short chapter's highly charged narration follows the action from Lee's surrender at Appomattox to the dramtic event that unfolded at Fords' Theater, followed by the hunting down of John Wilkes Booth. -- Added by nkennedy on 01/31/2013 Add Comment

A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns (Mystery and Horror) Frist time novelist Eleanor Kuhns crafts an atmospheric mystery story about an itinerant weaver named William Rees who tries to solve a murder in a Shaker community in 18th century Maine. -- Added by nkennedy on 01/02/2013 Add Comment

The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller (Mystery and Horror) Laurence Bartram, still feeling adrift in life after returning from the trenches of World War 1, agrees to help the sister of his old school friend, John Emmett, when she asks him to look into the death of her brother. John apparently shot himself, unable to deal with life after the horrors of the war. As Laurence inquires deeper into what happened to John, he slowly unravels a story of tragedy and deception that may have lead to murder. Perfect for those readers who enjoy mysteries set between the wars. -- Added by nkennedy on 01/02/2013 Add Comment