All My Ancestors

What’s not to like?  A British police procedural, a cold case tied to current murders, and a genealogist who helps solve the case.  “We can’t escape our history.” 

Megan Smolenyak admitted to this book monopolizing her time for a while, and an interview with the author is also posted on her RootsTelevision.  As she notes, you certainly can’t tell that author Dan Waddell isn’t a genealogist–he did what he had to do to make this book sound authentic, exploring many of the many reasons we genies pursue our craft. 

I love reading mysteries and I’ve always related my love of genealogy to that enjoyment of mysteries.  This book is a very satisfying combination.

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