Kate Bryan

Maggie Maguire and her cousin/partner, Grady, are invited to an island resort in Washington state to reunite with an old circus performer friend of Maggie's. But when they arrive, they and 8 others find themselves trapped on the island with a killer who intends to kill them all. The killer is a master of disguise and one of the 10 guests. Maggie is a former circus performer and Pinkerton agent, who is now partners with her cousin in a detective agency. As they try to figure out who is the show more killer and the bodies start to accumulate, we learn how each person got on the wrong side of the killer. This historical mystery set in 1885 includes a good bit of humor and Maggie's use of her circus skills pop up in unique ways. show less

Bright Stars by Kate Bryan is an interesting look at artists who died young, under roughly 40 years of age. We learn a bit about the artist and their personal world.

This is an inclusive group, though in the introduction Bryan mentions even more names that she would have liked to include. But there has to be a limit or such a project can get out of hand. The list she mentions in the intro includes at least one of the names "researched" by another reader for possible inclusion. Like that show more reader says, part of the strength of this book is piquing the interest in the reader to look into other artists and/or styles.

I would recommend this to both the general reader with an interest in art as well as those more knowledgeable in the subject. I like books like this because even if I know some of the information it is nice to have things grouped in various ways, the bringing together of these artists will create a slightly different perspective than when first encountering them in an art history book or a museum exhibit.

Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. show less

As described on the cover. I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. Book notes can be found here, https://ludicrous-oak-343.notion.site/Book-Notes-303995382bee80fba17bce1b1881aa4...

was a ok book