Sally Smith is a wonderful writer, who brings the world of London's Inner Temple to life. But what I love most is her compassion for her characters. Also, if you love cats, you will adore Delphinium!
A WATERSTONES CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR A LITERARY REVIEW CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 'As brilliant a cosy crime novel as you'll ever read' JANICE HALLETT 'A masterful voice in the mystery world' S. J. BENNETT
CHRISTMAS EVE, 1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London's most famous music hall star and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until the mummified hand arrives in the post...
While the hand's recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring, is rightfully shaken, Gabriel…
Start with this book, or with the next in the series, A Case of Life and Limb. Both are the kind of books you want to start over at the end--and recommend to others.
An ambitious young woman insinuates herself into a tight-knit social set, shaking up friendships and marriages in a small seaside town. A frothy novel of love, money, sex, and friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street (“Laugh-out-loud-good.” —Harper’s Bazaar)When Caroline Lash arrives in Greenhead, Massachusetts, she falls head-over-heels for Van Whittaker, a fleece-wearing, litter-collecting, kayak enthusiast with long, floppy hair and the personality of a Border collie. Born and raised in this picturesque coastal village, Van runs with the same crowd he did as a kid: His ex-girlfriend, Bailey, a beautiful girl who attracts men like…
Ever wonder how dog shelters first came to be? Lucky's Home for Lost and Hungry Dogs tells that story, from a dog's point of view.
When Lucky and her little brother are cast out of the Mudstones' grand house for being mutts instead of purebred poodles like their mum, they must survive on the cold streets of Victorian London. The story was inspired by Mrs. Mary Tealby, who founded "The Home for Lost and Starving Dogs" in 1860, a shelter that survives to this day as Battersea Dogs & Cats home.
Think of it as Downton Abbey + Charles Dickens, only with dogs. Come join the pack!
