Dear Great Book Guru,  I am looking forward to this Saturday evening’s  performance of “Richard the Nerd” at St. Luke’s here in Sea Cliff (7pm).  Elizabeth Sehring and her troupe of Silly Shakespeare Players always have such a hilarious take on the Bard.  Well, while I’m waiting for the fun to begin, do you have a compelling read? I do love a good mystery… Lover of Shakespeare- Silly and Otherwise

Dear Lover of Shakespeare….. I just finished a great mystery I am sure you will enjoy: THE TRESPASSER by Tana French.  Set in present day  Ireland, this fast moving novel is strong on character development.  Antoinette Conway is a newly appointed detective in the male dominated  Dublin Murder Squad. She and her partner Steve Moran are assigned to investigate the murder of a young woman.  Quickly, it becomes apparent the victim had many secrets and a stealth trespasser.  When the victim's last dinner guest turns out to be a strange, obsessive bookstore owner, the officials insist on his arrest, but our detective refuses to cooperate.  Soon we realize there is much more going on here: political cronyism, gender discrimination, and class prejudice- all playing a part in this exquisite literary mystery…highly recommended!