Thus Was Adonis Murdered

Thus Was Adonis Murdered: Number 1 in Series | Sarah Caudwell

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Oxford Don Hilary Tamar is a new favorite character I‘d love to meet! She‘s quick, witty and per the author, “[an] individual who starts being elderly at the age of twenty-two” 🤣 I loved her, her fellow barristers (though I did keep reading Cantrip‘s name as ‘Catnip‘, which I like to think Caudwell did on purpose LOL). I‘m jumping right into the next book, “The Shortest Way to Hades” 🤩

Aims42 Themes: Whodunit Sherlock Holmes style, Dry British humour, Quick read 4mo

rubyslippersreads I‘ve had this author on my TBR list for ages. 4mo

Aims42 @rubyslippersreads So far, I‘m a fan 🤩 4mo

batsy @rubyslippersreads This series is so good! 4mo

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Aims42

Thus Was Adonis Murdered: Number 1 in Series | Sarah Caudwell

Saturday night book and bed club commences! I‘m almost 70 pages into this delightful book, any British humor (or should I say ‘humour‘) fans will love it! I picture the characters as a mix from ‘Fawlty Towers‘, ‘Have you been Served?‘ and ‘Defending the Guilty‘ 😂

batsy I adore this series! 4mo

Aims42 @batsy I‘m so glad I ordered the second book when I got the first, I‘ll definitely be diving into it when I finish this one 😅 4mo

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batsy

Thus Was Adonis Murdered: Number 1 in Series | Sarah Caudwell

#BelovedCrimeSeries I'm sad that Sarah Caudwell passed on before she could write more of these deliciously clever and witty books, but it's helpful that there's only four in the series. It's one of the few series I've managed to complete. If you like crisp British humour, irreverent narrators, antics, jollity, & satisfying mysteries, these are for you. I'll let Jo Walton explain why it's great https://goo.gl/XzGkMm

#MarchMadness @josteele

DrexEdit You've convinced me! 😊 6y

Tamra Sounds fun, never heard of them before. 6y

LadyChristy Are those covers all illustrated by Edward Gorey?! 💀🖤 6y

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rubyslippersreads These sound great! 😊 6y

dsfisher I love those stories and own them. Great reads 6y

Christine11 These look fun and the illustrations are great 😊 6y

batsy @DrexEdit @Tamra @rubyslippersreads @Christine11 They're great fun 👍🏽😊 6y

erzascarletbookgasm 😂I remember stacking these since last year after your recommendation and they‘re still in my BD wishlist! 🤣 6y

batsy @LadyChristy Yes! 🖤 6y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm Our BD wishlists are filled with good reading intentions 😂 6y

LeahBergen I‘ve had these stacked for ages (because of you!). I need to track down the first one. 👍🏻 6y

batsy @LeahBergen I hope you find a copy, I think it's something you might enjoy 😊 6y

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pagesofgrace

Thus Was Adonis Murdered: Number 1 in Series | Sarah Caudwell

Opened this in bed at 12 this morning! So spoiled thank you @Kristel I love it all!! #letsgetcozy @cobwebmoth

drokka I've heard great things about that series. 🙂 7y

batsy I love Sarah Caudwell! ☺️ 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Lovely! @batsy I remember you recommending the Caudwell series. Ever since then, I've put all four in my BD wishlist and they have been stewing there! 😅 7y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm I hope you can get around to reading them someday! 😆 7y

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batsy

Thus Was Adonis Murdered: Number 1 in Series | Sarah Caudwell

These are some of the best mysteries I've read, and just hands-down some of the most wonderful books I've read. These are #WellLovedReads indeed. I'm sorry that this pic doesn't show off those fun Gorey covers, this isn't the best lighting. #riotgrams @bookriot #WhodunnitWednesday

erzascarletbookgasm Oooo, these sound right up my alley! 💕 I like that they have classical references. Thanks for sharing! 7y

batsy @erzascarletbookgasm My pleasure! Hope you enjoy them ☺️ 7y

rubyslippersreads These look great! 7y

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LauraBrook I've had the first one on my shelves, unread, for years! Feeling badly I haven't gotten to it yet, bc I know its going to be good! 7y

quietjenn So, so good. I'm sad there are only four of them. 7y

batsy They definitely are, @rubyslippersreads! And @quietjenn I feel the same! 7y

batsy @LauraBrook Something to look forward to! ☺️ 7y

rockpools Well the blurb made me chuckle, which has to be a good sign! 6y

batsy @RachelO It's such fun! 😀 6y

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deirdrebeecher

Thus Was Adonis Murdered: Number 1 in Series | Sarah Caudwell

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An excellent cosy crime with a lively satirical tone. Written in the 80's and featuring a group of junior barristers at Lincoln Inn and their mentor Professor Tamar. Hugely enjoyable, for fans of Wodehouse, Edmund Crispen and Rumpole of the Bailey.

SharonSmith I also thought it was good - had intended to read another in the series, but just plain forgot... 7y

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