Murder Between the Lines

Murder Between the Lines is the second book in the Kitty Week's series by Radha Vatsal.

Murder Between the Lines takes place in 1915 amid the mounting tensions of World War One. Kitty (full name Capability) Weeks is a reporter for the New York Sentinel's Ladies' Page. For her latest assignment, she is sent to interview the headmistress of Westfielf Hall, an elite all-girls boarding school. Though not featured in her article, Kitty is drawn to student Elspeth Bright and her scientific research. On Christmas Day, Elspeth is found dead and Kitty believes she has been murdered. Kitty begins to dig into Elspeth's death and her research about batteries. Her investigations lead her to the Women's Suffrage Movement, President Wilson's policies, submarine warfare and the United States Navy, and again to Westfield Hall where all is not as it seems.


I enjoyed this story and liked the character of Kitty. I was not completely satisfied with the novel's ending and the resolution to Kitty's investigations.

The Lilac Bus

I finished this on June 30th, but didn't have a chance until now to blog.

The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy features two novellas The Lilac Bus and Dublin 4. In The Lilac Bus, Binchy tells the interwoven and  stories of 8 people who take the Lilac Bus from Dublin home to  the town of Rathdoon every Friday night. Nancy, Kev, Mikey, Celia, Dee, Judy, Rupert, and Tom have very different lives and personalities, but for several hours they come together on the bus, which is indeed lilac-colored.  I liked Celia and Tom's stories the best.

Dublin 4 features four short stories about the quotidien desperation and bravery of Dubliners.