Death is a Certainty by Ted York

A group of assassins are assembled to kill people all over Britain, Ludvig Korosvek an ex-KGB officer is the head of the operation . He recruits two people who have worked for him before, Ivan and Katya who in turn recruits the assassins, they are Russian and Bulgarians. All goes well until one of the assassins try to kill Colonel John Harriman, the head of an elite security company, that causes his company to start an investigation involving several government agencies,you will wonder how and why the deaths are ordered but you must read the book to find out. Wee-written storyline and characters are wonderful, it could have used more background info on Co. Harriman, but otherwise a wonderful book. Thanks to Net Galley and Matadoe for allowing me to read this fine book.

Murder in E Minor by Robert Goldsborough

Another splendid Nero Wolfe Mystery. The niece of an old friend of Nero's comes to ask him to try to find out who has been sending her uncle threatening notes, Her uncle is the conductor of the New York Symphony and very stubborn and won't go go to see Nero so Archie accompanies the niece Maria home to try to get her uncle to see Nero, after telling Archie to wait in the lobby she then goes into the apartment and goes into her uncle office and finds him dead. This was a well written book and of course the characters were great, I felt as though I was watching a Nero Wolfe movie.

Swastika Nation by Arnie Bernstein

Swastika Nation is the story of the German American Bund and its leader Fritz Kuhn in pre World War II times. Kuhn was a trained chemist and also a thief, he stole money from the Bund treasury to keep his many mistresses, he was eventually tried and imprisoned in Sing Sing for embezzlement. He had once worked for Henry Ford who who was known as an anti-Semitic. The historical research and storyline were wonderful and the characters although sleazy were written with great care. Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martins for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Murder at the Ball Park by Robert Goldsborough

Archie goes to a baseball game at the Polo Grounds and there is also a New York State Senator Milbank in the box next to him and the senator is shot and killed by a sniper thus begins Nero Wolfe's next case. The senators widow Elise Du Val a former actress hires Nero to find out who killed her husband. Among those interviewed were Mona Fentress the press secretary and her husband,Jonah Keller real estate big shot,Franco Bacelli the Mob boss,Keith Musgrove personnel pollster of the senator, Howard Baxter head of CLEAR who is a little eccentric and Ross Davies campaign manger, As the story progresses it takes and unexpected twist. Great storyline and characters. All Nero Wolfe lovers should read it. Thanks to Open Road/Mysterious Press and Net Galley for allowing me to read another great Nero Wolfe Mystery.

The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville

The Ghosts of Belfast is the story of Gerry Fegan an ex-hitman for the IRA. After leaving Maze Prison Gerry starts drinking and is nearly drunk every night, and he starts to see the ghosts of twelve people he has killed and they want vengeance on those who were responsible. All Gerry wants is to sleep aand have some peace so he plans the murders. This is a well written and informative book about the IRA. The characters are well thought out, there is alot of violence and brutal murders. I highly recommend this book. Thank you to Net Galley and Soho Crime for allowing me to read and give my honest review of this fine novel.

Lost Beneath the Ice by Andrew Cohen

This is a story about a ship the HMS Investigator was sent on a mission to find Sir John Franklin who was lost at sea.The Investigator's Captain Robert McClure had his own agenda, he never found Sir John but he did find the Northwest Passage. This book tells the story of the hardships suffered by the Investigators crew and officers, while they were stuck in the ice for three winters. The ship remained a mystery for a century and a half until in 2010 when the Parks Canada sent a team to find it. This was a well told story and the research was excellent. Thanks to Net Galley and Dundurn for allowing me to read this book.

Rosslyn Chapel Decoded by Alan Butler

Of the few books I have read about the Chapel this is by far the most informative. I learned so much about architecture,art, the many religions and the many mysteries surrounding the Chapel and the Sinclairs. The pictures showed what a wonderful and beautiful place it truly is. I want to visit Scotland some day and the Chapel is on my list, but while reading, I truly felt like I was there. Wonderfully written and I highly recommended it. I wrote this review based on a digital ARC from the publisher Watkins Publiushing and Net Galley.