THE PHYSICK BOOK OF DELIVERANCE DANE and DANCE OF THE WINNEBAGOS ~ REVIEWS

Thank you to Suzanne for sending in two book reviews!

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Author: Katherine Howe

Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie’s grandmother’s abandoned home near Salem, she can’t refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest—to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge.

As the pieces of Deliverance’s harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem’s dark past then she could have ever imagined.

I really liked this book. Although I didn't find it scary, I did find it very interesting.


Dance of the Winnebagos Jackrabbit Junction Mystery - Volume 1
Author: Ann Charles
Note: Coming soon to The Brookfield Library

From the Multiple National Award-winning Author of the Deadwood Mystery Series! "Ann Charles delivers laugh-out-loud dialogue, unforgettable characters, and pulse-pounding suspense." ~Vicki Lewis Thompson, New York Times Bestselling Author When Claire's grandfather and his army buddies converge in the Arizona desert to find new wives, it's her thankless job to keep them out of trouble with the opposite sex. But when she finds a human leg bone and partners with a reluctant geotechnician to dig up secrets from the past, trouble finds her. If she doesn't stop digging, she could end up dead.

I really enjoy this author. She makes mysteries interesting and very funny. There's a nice element of romance which I normally don't like but I think she writes it very well. 

~ Reviews from Suzanne