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Blundell, Judy
3 Reviews
(3)
4-6
Dear America series.
When lady's maid Minnie's wealthy employers are killed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Minnie is mistaken for their daughter. In a book that is both a mystery and a historical adventure, Minnie must decide if she should live a lie. As Dear America volumes reliably do, this fast-paced, engaging story gives readers a picture of an important historical event.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(3)
YA
When gangster Nate Benedict gets underage chorus girl Kit a job and an apartment, she knows he'll want something in return. That something has to do with Nate's estranged son, now in the service but formerly Kit's sweetheart back home in Providence. Set in 1950 Manhattan with flashbacks to homefront Providence, the novel is expert pastiche with a heroine both glamorous and vulnerable.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
(3)
YA
Evie is dazzled by her stepfather's young, charismatic WWII army buddy. Naturally, she's thrilled when he starts showing up everywhere the family goes. This nouveau noir features deft phrasing, complicated characterizations, first love, and impending doom. It's a period piece that reads like a backwards mystery: something bad will happen, but the truth will never be fully revealed. A gripping story.
Reviewer: Thom Barthelmess
3 reviews
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