Henry V and the Invasion of England

An account of the relations between England and France during the later fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, particularly as they influenced the career of Henry V of England, whose life story is interwoven into this account.

Castles and Strongholds of Pembrokeshire

Standing out into the sea, like a bastion covering the entrance of two channels, it is but natural that Pembrokeshire should have received many strange visitors. Stone and Bronze using people, men of the Early Iron age, Irish Goidels, Dutchmen and Spaniards under Roman leaders, Scandinavians, Welsh, Saxons, Normans, and Flemings, all have landed on our shores, and in turn warred against each other, and left their mark on our cliffs, plains and mountains.

April Fool Dead

Annie Darling, owner of Death on Demand Mystery Bookstore, Broward's Rock Island, South Carolina, is planning a book signing for mystery writer Emma Clyde, but several of her promotions are sabotaged by a prankster. Then a teacher and one of her students are murdered, and the boneheaded police chief considers Annie a suspect. To clear herself, Annie sets out to solve the crimes, with help from her husband, Max. This thirteenth Death on Demand mystery starts slowly, but Hart picks up the pace quickly and does a good job of combining multiple plot strands into a tantalizing mystery.

Sugarplum Dead

The catalytic agent in Hart's latest series addition (White Elephant Dead) is "Pudge" Laurence, the long-lost father of bookstore-owner and village sleuth Annie Laurence Darling. At the behest of a famous actress, Pudge is visiting Broward's Island, SC, where a financially slippery purveyor of crystals and otherworldly contacts creates problems for both families; the actress and Annie's mother-in-law seem enamored of his ways. Annie must tread a fine line, then: she tries to help her mother-in-law while circumventing her unwanted father. An charismatic characterization, the familiar island, and an excellent plot that is nicely knit together.

White Elephant Dead

When Henny Brawley, organizer of the Broward's Rock (SC) women's club annual white elephant sale, goes missing, book store owner and series sleuth Annie Darling quickly begins a search. They find Henny, but unconscious and in the vicinity of a dead body. The new police chief pins the murder on Henny, so Annie, Max, and droves of club members come to the rescue. Bubbling with energy, good humor, hearty appetite, and affection, Annie saves the island village from murderous deceit. Bouncy prose, nifty characters, and frequent references to other mysteries makes this "heartily" recommended for series fans.