30 Day Reading Challenge
Day 7 - Most underrated book
I would say the whole sub-genre of historical mysteries is underrated. Some people have a hang up about books with a historical setting - thinking they are boring, dry, not relevant maybe. Authors that do historicals of any type, 9.5 times out of 10 make every attempt to have what is in the book be historically accurate or possible. I like historical mysteries not only because I love learning things but also because the crime solver has to use the technology of that time period to solve the crime. No DNA, no phones, no fingerprints, etc.... just putting together the pieces and talking to people usually.
I'm about to start A SPEAR OF SUMMER GRASS by Deanna Raybourn. Here is a description:
The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even among Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather's savanna manor house until gossip subsides. Fairlight is the crumbling, sun-bleached skeleton of a faded African dream, a world where dissolute expats are bolstered by gin and jazz records, cigarettes and safaris. As mistress of this wasted estate, Delilah falls into the decadent pleasures of society. Against the frivolity of her peers, Ryder White stands in sharp contrast. As foreign to Delilah as Africa, Ryder becomes her guide to the complex beauty of this unknown world. Giraffes, buffalo, lions and elephants roam the shores of Lake Wanyama amid swirls of red dust. Here, life is lush and teeming—yet fleeting and often cheap. Amidst the wonders—and dangers—of Africa, Delilah awakes to a land out of all proportion: extremes of heat, darkness, beauty and joy that cut to her very heart. Only when this sacred place is profaned by bloodshed does Delilah discover what is truly worth fighting for—and what she can no longer live without.
Published April 2013 and has 384 pages.
I am so flipping glad it's Friday I could spit. Have to go to Petsmart and Walmart (bah).
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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