“The Thiteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield

If you read just one mystery novel this year, make it “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield.

This rich, multi-layered Gothic tale, in the tradition of Daphne DuMaurier and the Bronte sisters, grabs the reader from the first pages and doesn’t let go.“Do You Intend to Tell Me the Truth?”The Thirteenth Tale is the story of [...]

“A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” by Ismael Beah

Ishmael Beah’s biographic work:  A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

In 1991, a vicious civil war overtook Sierra Leone. Beah’s parents and two brothers were killed; he claims that at the age of 13, he was pressed into service as a child soldier. According to Beah’s account, he fought for almost three years before [...]