"High Profile"

I'm reading Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone novels in order and just finished "High Profile" which also includes Sunny Randall (another Parker series).  

In "High Profile" Stone and his department are charged with finding out who murdered a talk-show host found hanging from a tree in a public park in Paradise although, at first glance, he has no ties to Paradise.  When his female assistant's body is discovered in a dumpster, Stone has his work cut out for him.  Everyone in the talk show host's family and co-workers become suspect but what was the motive and why in Paradise?  Stone is getting pressure from the governor to solve this high profile case.

As if he didn't have enough on his plate, his ex-wife Jenn asks for help claiming she's been raped and is being stalked.  Stone asks his private detective friend (and sometimes lover), Sunny Randall, to provide protective detail for Jenn and discover what is really going on.

I love to solve mysteries but this one had me stumped just as long as Stone so it was a great read!pazt 

"Nancy Wake - SOE's Greatest Heroine"

"Nancy Wake-SOE's Greatest Heroine" is probably the best true story I've ever read.  It's written by Russell Braddon and reads like a novel.  He did a lot of research and had many conversations with Nancy herself and others she worked with.  Braddon has also written a book describing his experience as a prisoner in Changi for four years during World War II called "The Naked Island" and it was a best seller.

Nancy was an Australian who went to France in 1939 and there she met a wealthy young man, Henri Fiocca.  They fell in love and married in 1940 and Nancy lived a very privileged life with Henri.  However, when the war came along and France was occupied, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing so she pleaded with Henri to donate money to help others and she herself became part of the resistance movement.

When things became too "hot" for her in France, Henri realized she must get out of the country.  She'd built quite a reputation for herself and the Gestapo were searching for the "White Mouse" although they yet had a name to put with her.  She escaped to England and Henri promised to follow.

In the meantime, she is enlisted in Britain to join the British Special Operations Executive.  After months of training she was parachuted back into France and she became a leader of around 7,000 men who were part of the resistance.  She was sent in advance of D-Day with special instructions to make preparations and disrupt German activity.

Nancy was an amazing woman commanding all these men in her 20's and escaping danger herself many times.  I highly recommend this book!  pazt

"Her Nightly Embrace"

"Her Nightly Embrace" is Book 1 of the Ravi P. I. Series by Adi Tantimedh,  Book 2 is due to come out in December of 2017 as the second in a trilogy.  It's also due to be a TV series soon.

I haven't figured out why the title is "Her Nightly Embrace" so if anyone else does, please clue me in!

Ravi is a British-born-Indian private investigator with eccentric co-workers as well as a needy family.  He's in a bit of a money bind paying off bills his mother has run up for his sister's wedding.

Ravi is not your typical P. I. - He was a religious scholar turned high school teacher who now works for Golden Sentinels.  Golden Sentinels tends to work with upscale clients solving problems and helping with security issues.

Ravi's uniqueness lies in his visions of Hindu Gods -- but is it a help or a hindrance in his line of work?

Although I enjoyed reading this work of fiction and it was fun, it seemed a little disjointed at times./pazt

"The Neon Court or, The Betrayal of Matthew Swift"

"The Neon Court or,The Betrayal of Matthew Swift" is Kate Griffin's third book in the Matthew Swift Series.  It always takes me a while to get into the Matthew Swift books -- perhaps because they are based on their own world and I have to find my way back into that world.  Although it is slow going, I always want to finish the books and, as I near the end, my interest increases as does my reading pace.  This book, however, is probably one of my least favorite of the Matthew Swift series and took me the longest to read.

Swift has a battle on his hand as the Tribe and the Neon Court are preparing to go to war.  The Midnight Mayor (in an old treaty) has agreed to fight on the side of The Neon Court.  However, Swift wants to be sure who or what started this war before he enters a battle.  The negotiations to find that out take  their toll and Swift loses some friends and/or colleagues leading up to the battle and is mightily bruised himself and that's only the beginning!  pazt