The Valley of the Broken Cherry Trees is another in the Zenta and Matsuzo series, historical mysteries set in sixteenth century Japan. Pillage by Obert Skye is the first in a trilogy, starring one of the most infuriating boys I’ve ever chanced to meet (in books). Despite Beck’s (many) bad decisions, I took a real liking to the idiot. And The Night Gardener is a spooky story with a couple of redheaded orphans, a deviously dangerous tree, and a truly creepy gardener. (Not for the faint of heart.)