History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

Let the Murderer Say Amen (Psychics and Soul Food Mystery #2) Author: Carolyn Marie Wilkins  Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Paranormal Publisher: Kensington Books Book Release Date: July 28, 2026 Pages: 269 Source: This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: As prosperity and great cultural changes sweep across 1920s America during the Jazz Age, Nola Ann Jackson learns more about developing her natural psychic talents from her aunt—talents that prove crucial when she investigates murder in her Black community.       The people of Agate, Illinois, have welcomed Bishop Pius Amun Ra with open arms, flocking to become congregants of his Temple of Righteous Revelation. He has won over the hearts not only of the Black churchgoers, but of the city’s white political and wealthy elite. Bishop Ra is more than a preacher of the good word, he is a faith healer, blessed with the gift on the banks of the...

Murder at the Wham Bam Club (Psychics and Soul Food Mystery #1) Author: Carolyn Marie Wilkins Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense, Paranormal  Publisher: Kensington Books Book Release Date: 2025 Pages: 273 Source: This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: As Prohibition era speakeasies and Jazz Age excitement reign supreme throughout a deeply divided country at the height of the Roaring 20s, a young psychic in small town Illinois helps the Black community fight crime and corruption in this thrilling historical mystery written by a real-life psychic medium and jazz pianist.        After the death of her brave Harlem Hellfighter husband during World War I, young widow Nola Ann Jackson returned to her hometown of Agate to live with her Aunt Sarah, a local psychic. Under her aunt’s tutelage, Nola has been learning how to tap into her own intuitive gifts and communicate with the spirits. And sh...

Death Was Not on the Guest List Author: Jenni L. Walsh Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Book Release Date: June 16, 2026 Pages: 262 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: From USA Today bestselling author Jenni L. Walsh comes a witty Jazz Age mystery where rivalry, ambition, and deceit glitter under every chandelier…and no one gets out until the killer is unmasked.      In Chicago’s Gold Coast district, twenty of the city’s most glamorous socialites gather for a charity whist drive at the Bellevue House mansion. Brightest among them are Ginevra King Mitchell and Edith Cummings, real-life debutantes who inspired Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby .       But when their sharp-tongued hostess turns up dead and a blizzard traps everyone inside, suspicion and gossip give way to fear. After all, one guest has a habit of burying husbands, an...

The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander Author: Denny S. Bryce Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Kensington Books Book Release Date: 2024 Pages: 338 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Inspired by a real-life scandal that was shocking even for the tumultuous Roaring Twenties, this captivating novel tells the story of a pioneering Black journalist, a secret interracial marriage among the New York elite, and the sensational divorce case that ignited an explosive battle over race and class—and brought together three very different women fighting for justice, legitimacy, and the futures they risked everything to shape.        New York, 1924 . Born to English immigrants who’ve built a comfortable life, idealistic Alice Jones longs for the kind of true love her mother and father have. She believes she’s found it with Leonard “Kip” Rhinelander, the shy heir to his prominent white family’s real estate fortune. Alice too, is “white”, th...

The Orchid Hour Author: Nancy Bilyeau Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense  Publisher: Lume Books Historical Fiction Release Date: 2023 Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley/ Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Nancy Bilyeau, author of The Blue , returns with a tantalizing novel about one woman caught up in a secret nightclub that one can only reach through a certain florist on a cobblestone street.       New York City, 1923. Zia De Luca’s life is about to be shattered.      Having lost her husband to The Great War, she lives with her in-laws in Little Italy and works at the public library.       But when a quiet poetry-lover is murdered outside the library, the police investigation focuses on Zia.       After a second tragedy strikes even closer to home, Zia learns that both crimes are connected to a new speakeasy in Greenwich Village called The ...

The Anarchist’s Wife: A Novella of the 1920s Sacco and Vanzetti Case Author: Margo Laurie Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Calleia Press Release Date: 2022 Pages: 180 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: In 1920, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were accused of a robbery and double murder at a factory in Massachusetts. The case became one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice of the twentieth century.       The Anarchist's Wife is a poignant historical fiction novella which reimagines this American tragedy from the perspective of Rosa Sacco. Her husband was likely innocent of the crime he was accused of, but his possible involvement in anarchist violence was a far murkier question.      My Review: The Anarchist’s Wife tells the story of the Sacco and Vanzetti case from the perspective of Nicola Sacca’s Wife, Rosa Sacco. The story tells of Rosa’s courtsh...

  Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mystery #1) Author: Louise Hare Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Suspense Publisher: Berkley Release Date: 2022 Pages: 368 Source: Netgalley/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: The glittering RMS Queen Mary. A nightclub singer on the run. An aristocratic family with secrets worth killing for.      London, 1936. Lena Aldridge wonders if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn’t worked out. Instead, she’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in Soho, and her married lover has just left her. But Lena has always had a complicated life, one shrouded in mystery as a mixed-race girl passing for white in a city unforgiving of her true racial heritage.      She’s feeling utterly hopeless until a stranger offers her the chance of a lifetime: a starring role on Broadway and a first-class ticket on the Queen Mary bound for New York. After a...

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SHATTERED MIDNIGHT by Dhonielle Clayton Blog Tour hosted by  Rockstar Book Tours . Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!   About The Book: Title:   SHATTERED MIDNIGHT (The Mirror #2) Author:  Dhonielle Clayton Pub. Date:  January 18, 2022 Publisher:  Disney-Hyperion Formats:  Hardcover, eBook, audiobook Genre: YA, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Pages:  304 Source: This book was given to me by Rockstar Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Find it:   Goodreads ,  Amazon , Kindle ,   Audible ,  B&N ,  iBooks , Kobo ,  TBD , Bookshop.org Synopsis : The Mirror: Shattered Midnight is the second novel in the innovative four-book fairy-tale series written by Julie C. Dao, Dhonielle Clayton, J.C. Cervantes, and L. L. McKinney, following one family over several generations, and the curse that plagues it.      Zora Broussard has...