A Fool and His Monet

A Fool and His Monet by Sandra Orchard.   336 pages.


I just finished "A Fool and His Monet" by Sandra Orchard.  FBI agent Serena Jones is the newest member of the art theft and recovery division. She just gets home from an undercover assignment when a friend calls with a theft. Someone has stolen 2 painting from the museum she works for and she needs help. The museum in question is the St. Louis Art Museum and the setting is St. Louis. So while running all over St. Louis questioning witnesses and chasing her Aunt down who is on her own assignment of craziness, Serena also has to contend with several men all wanting a date.

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca.   432 pages

"Mrs. Sherlock Holmes tells the true story of Grace Humiston, the lawyer, detective, and first woman U.S. District Attorney who turned her back on New York society life to become one of the nation's greatest crime-fighters during an era when women were still not allowed to vote."

A biography of a remarkable woman in New York in the early 20th century who practiced law and then became served the governor and police for special cases. In a time when women were considered unsuited for work like that she made her mark.

Where the Dead Lie

Where the Dead Lie by C. S. Harris.   338 pages

"The gruesome murder of a young boy takes Sebastian St. Cyr from the gritty streets of London to the glittering pleasure haunts of the aristocracy . . .

London, 1813.
Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is no stranger to the dark side of the city, but he's never seen anything like this: the brutalized body of a fifteen-year-old boy dumped into a makeshift grave on the grounds of an abandoned factory."  (summary courtesy of Goodreads)

The latest in the series of Sebastian St. Cyr, a nobleman who involves himself in murders no one else seems to care about, set in Regency England. I started this series several months ago and had to read them all. Now I have to wait for the next one.

The White Mirror

The White Mirror by Elsa Hart.   320 pages

"In The White Mirror, the follow-up to Elsa Hart’s critically acclaimed debut, Jade Dragon Mountain, Li Du, an imperial librarian and former exile in 18th century China, is now an independent traveler."

Just finished her second book and I am hooked on this series. It is about a former librarian of the Forbidden City and his travels around China in the 18th century.