the secret history

Last Seen Wearing

Last Seen Wearing was written in the fifties, and set at a women's college in Massachusetts, a fictionalized Smith or…

3 years ago

The Best Thrillers About Twisted Friendships

I love twisty thrillers, don't you? But I don't always buy the obsessive-love motivation.  Like, does our character not know…

3 years ago

Disappointing Read & Replacement Recommendations

I love a good high school drama with a little murder, like One of Us is Lying, Beware That Girl,…

4 years ago

Five Best Campus Crime Novels

In All The Beautiful Lies, bookseller Bill keeps a list of the five best campus crime novels. I'd only read…

4 years ago

My 2020 In Books

This was a record year for my reading, with over 200 books on my GoodReads challenge.  Instead of doing a…

4 years ago

Gaudy Night

I chose Gaudy Night based on the recommendation in All The Beautiful Lies, as one of bookseller Bill’s top campus…

4 years ago

Private School Secrets in “Madam”

You guys, this book. I was interested in Madam, by Phoebe Wynne, as soon as the publicist mentioned The Secret…

4 years ago

All The Beautiful Lies

In All The Beautiful Lies, by Peter Swanson, bookseller and general mystery lover Bill Ackerman recommends The Secret History as…

4 years ago

Ninth House

Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo, is a good read for fans of the academia, secrets, and murder in The Secret…

4 years ago