The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
This is a story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a snipper for the Soviets in WWII with 309 official kills to her name. Lyudmila, or Mila as we come to know her, was a real person and this story closely follows the events of her life. During a tour to the U.S. to drum up support for the Soviets during WWII, people didn’t know what to make of this woman who was also a killer. Was she a monster? This story gives us background as to how Mila became the woman she did. Cold Blooded killer or patriotic mother fighting for her country? This book is filled with descriptions of chilly nights spent out on the Russian front- if you are looking for a book to read by a fire this would make a good one!
The Arctic Fury by Greer Mcallister
It has been a long time since a book scratched the itch for me of keeping me hooked, having some meat to it, and giving me a glimpse into some less talked about, but no less interesting parts of history! The author pieced together this captivating novel about a fictional group of women who travel to the arctic to find a man who was lost (who actually existed). Our protagonist too is someone who really existed, though we have no evidence to believe that she actually trekked into the arctic, we do know that she was a member of the Donner party.
This story opens and our main character, Virginia Reeves, is on trial for the murder of Caprice, an affluent young woman who ventured with Virginia into the arctic but never returned. The story unfolds of the 13 women who ventured into the arctic in search of another woman’s husband, only 5 of whom made it back to be at Virginia’s trial… Will Virginia be found guilty and hanged, or will she be set free?
This book offers a very interesting look at how an undertaking of this sort was tackled in a time before we yet had all of our modern conveniences!
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Agatha Christie goes missing three weeks before Christmas in 1926, only her fur coat is left behind in the car she was driving. Where did Agatha go without her coat in the middle of winter? What is going on in Agatha Christie’s life to make her pull such an outrageous stunt? Did the Mystery author just want to see what it felt like to be in one of her novels, or is there more going on behind the scenes in the Christie household? Based on the real-life disappearing stunt that Agatha Christie pulled off, Ms. Benedict takes an in-depth look at potential circumstances that could have pushed Agatha Christie to do such an outlandish act.
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