In 1930, three new tester books were put onto the reading market. Nancy Drew, the teenage detective, was brave, resourceful and intelligent. She took on mysteries and criminals alike, facing everything in front of her with a keen intuition and an easy charm. If the books had not picked up so strongly with audience, The Bungalow Mystery would have been the last Nancy Drew book to print, slipping into obscurity with time. But, 92 years later, the female icon is still going strong.

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Death on the Nile is the 18th Hercule Poirot novel, and yet it was the second chosen for the most recent Hercule cinematic adaptation. For a Agatha Christie newbie and a mystery veteran, it's time to explore why the book was chosen.

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When Ready Player One was first published in 2011, little did Ernest Cline know that the massively positive reception would lead to him having a movie deal that would feature beloved director Steven Spielberg. When the movie came out in 2018, however, it received mixed reviews. But is that fair? How does the movie stack up to its source material?

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As a debut novel, The Silent Patient showed the world what Alex Michaelides is capable of. It is a wonderful thriller/suspense mystery with many twists and turns that make you excited to read it. But now that he's set a standard, what is next for this author?

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What would the Roman Empire look like if it was around today? Would it still be a place of science, culture and discovery, or would it fall prey to the bureaucracy of empires? Harry Turtledove decides to answer just that in his first book in the Crosstime Traffic series. The question now, is how did he do?

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Magical Girl series can be insane, but what even is going us? Join us as we continue this crazy adventure as Amu grows into her own and begins helping others find themselves. Can Amu save Utau? Will Tadase finally love all of her? What is even going on with the Humpty Key?

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No matter what, Kip just seems to mess everything up. With war on the horizon and his father finally coming into his life, he now finds that he will have to step up to a bigger role than he's ever had to play. The Old Ways have come again to show the hypocrisy of modern day. As tensions mount, secrets from 15 years ago are bursting at the seams, finally ready to be told.

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Lucy Swift is just a normal woman, down on her luck... or so it always goes. When the death of her grandmother leads her to inheriting the family yarn shop, Lucy is unsure what to do with her life. As she makes her decision, though, she learns more about her family history and some of the secrets that have been hidden from her. Can Lucy get her life back on track while dealing with magic powers, vampires and a murderer on the loose?

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Detectives should never attempt to retire or go on vacation. The fourth book of the Hercule Poirot mystery series, Agatha Christie outdoes herself with this mystery; some people even consider it to be her best work. An old friend is found murdered and all the police have to go on is a strange phone call, an open window and a missing nephew. Hercule, however, knows that when it come s to murder: nothing is as it seems.

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Being sent to the air corps is a punishment worse than death... or at least, that's how it feels to Captain Laurence, who has served the Navy for 20 years. But when a rare dragon chooses him, he must lose everything to gain a key ally for Britain. Will he be able to survive in this new world?

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