]In 1890, in the juvenile town of Montaña Roja, in New Mexico Territory, the growing railroad is bringing businessmen, provisions — and girls. Young women in search of a steady job and a bit of adventure sign up to become Harvey Girls. But Clare is only pretending.
Even the oldest, wildest legends are usually born from some kernel of truth. Elizabeth Bathory’s claim to fame was as a 16th century Hungarian noblewoman who preserved her youth by bathing in the blood of hundreds virgins. But even if the truth is less salacious, surely there must be something to it. Shelley Puhak makes the case that Elizabeth Bathory deserves no such derision.
Each year I try to clear the list of books I meant to read and/or review. Some I read and didn’t get around to covering. Some I started and didn’t finish for various reasons. Some simply got lost in the shuffle. So I’m clearing the docket for the new year, without completely ignoring these worthy titles.
A spate of new gothic novels, with haunted shipwrecks, frightening hospitals, strange cliff homes and more…
Carol Spencer, at the behest of her Newport-based mother, agrees to open the Maine summer home ahead of the rest of the family’s arrival. Expecting to find some harried housekeepers looking for clean sheets and an overgrown garden, Carol is shocked to discover the dead body of a stranger.