Novel Nerd Blog - Book Reviews by Smitha

 MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW Murder on Oak Street by I.M Foster is a detective crime story where Daniel O'Halleran, the detective is asked to investigate two murders that are connected to each other with the same prime suspects. Daniel needed a break from New York City, as a coroner handling a modicum of police work when he moves and is offered a position at Physician Samuel Tennyson's medical office - out on the long island - a town called Patchogue. It all starts when Daniel is asked to investigate Patrick's father Cornelius Desmond's suspected murder and his stepfather as well who is Kathleen's father, Thomas Brissedon is being murdered and found dead in a pool of blood.  The plot in Murder On Oak Street is intriguing and engaging. Though the story is slow-paced and a long read. I was reluctant to put the book down as I didn't want to miss anything about the motives and weird happenings that went around with the suspects. With murder mystery interrogation sce...

  MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW This novel is about a widow named Madame Pommery and her vision to make entirely a unique and beautiful Champagne where she gets tutored by Champagne makers without imitating Veve Clicquot and Moet who dominates the market. Madame Pommery's husband passed away leaving behind his failing wool and wine business. Monsieur Greno owns half the business and he must be paid as well as she had a mortage on the building to be paid along with the payment of her son's education.  Madame Pommery had dedicated her life to the orphanage started by her at the Saint Remi Auxillary. Reynad Wolfe, the young Germán  banker, and executor of Madame Pommery's husband gave free financial advice to them which they enjoyed.  Madame Pommery wished to pay off the mortgage by continuing with her husband's business as selling would leave little for her and their children after liquidating, whereas Greno wanted to leave Pommery's business as it was too much for ...