Stacking the Shelves #33

 

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Reading Reality. It's a place to showcase any books I have purchased, borrowed, or been lucky enough to have been given an advance copy of. Hope you find something that looks interesting to you or that makes you remember a favorite book you need to finish. Enjoy your reading this week!

Set in India in 1947, Britain is about to withdraw from the country and people are fearful of the coming challenges after this happens. A family that is staying to try and build a life there get involved in a past mystery between two Englishwomen living there in 1857. Through letters the story unfolds and secrets are revealed. The description for the book states that the time and era are well researched and the feeling of Bombay at the time is "lavish with detail and imagery." Sounds like a unique and interesting story. I have so many Kindle credits from all the shopping I've been doing I got it for only $5.

I had no idea that Gwen Bristow had written Golden Age Mysteries. I loved her Plantation Trilogy and had to look this information up to make sure it was the same Gwen Bristow. In this story a piece of the famous Gutenberg Bible has been stolen and a district attorney must find out the who and the why behind it. Murders start to occur related to the case and the stakes are raised. Set in New Orleans in the 1930's it is a great location for a crime mystery. I look forward to reading it and seeing how she handles a different genre. I see there is a co-writer too so that should add to her style and make it a bit different. She has written more like this one as well. I will be reading it on Hoopla.

This book is a two part series about Edith, Princess of Scotland, and Eleanor of Castile. This first book about Edith is set in 1093 in Scotland and England and covers her life as she goes from child to queen. It might be a little more of a romance but it was on sale and is about a subject that is rarely covered in historical fiction novels. I think her story is very interesting and I look forward to reading it. The second book about Eleanor of Castile is one I'd like to get as well. The author is new to me but she has written many series of books on forgotten women of history. This two book series is called Ladies of Valor.