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Cruel Winter
Cruel Winter | Sheila Connolly
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Snow is a rarity in Maura Donovan's small village in County Cork, Ireland, so she wasn't sure what to expect when a major snowstorm rolled in around Sullivan's pub. But now she's stranded in a bar full of patrons--and a suspected killer in a long-ago murder. Maura's been in Ireland less than a year and hasn't heard about the decades-old unsolved crime that took place nearby, let alone the infamous suspect, Diane Caldwell. But the locals have, and they're not happy to be trapped with her. Diane, meanwhile, seeks to set the record straight, asserting her innocence after all this time. And since no one is going anywhere in the storm, Maura encourages Diane to share her side of the story, which she'd never had a chance to do in court. Over the next few hours, the informal court in Sullivan's reviews the facts and theories about the case--and comes to some surprising conclusions. But is it enough to convince the police to take a new look at an old case?
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Andrea4
Cruel Winter | Sheila Connolly
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Mehso-so

All the set up of an interesting novel and yet it kind of fell flat. Once it finally got around to the main heart of the story it was interesting enough but I found that were to many inner monologues and expositions in general. The characters came off a little 2D as well.

Gissy 🐶❤️❤️❤️ 1y
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Rachbb3
Cruel Winter | Sheila Connolly
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Pickpick

First book completed for 2018.

Also, it completes the Cozy Mystery category for #booked2018
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

This is book number 5 in The County Cork Mystery series. A snow storm traps a group of people at a pub overnight. One of the people is a woman who was accused of murder 20 years before. She maintains her innocence and the group spend the time going over the old case.

Between a pick and a so-so.

Cinfhen Woohoo🙌🏻🎉I've never read a cozy before 🙈 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 6y
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Rachbb3
Cruel Winter | Sheila Connolly
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Nightclothes. The first time my husband heard me call pajamas nightclothes he about died laughing. When I saw it in this book I had to show him that it's not just me!
Btw, I also call sheets and comforters bedclothes. He thinks that's funny too. 😂

Linear Bedclothes lol 6y
Mariposa_Bookworm Did you grow up in the South? My granny has said nightclothes and bedclothes my entire life. 6y
GoldenGirl I call my pajamas houseclothes. My husband didn't know wth I was talking about lol! They're houseclothes bc you wear them in the house. Duh. 6y
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Rachbb3 @Mariposa_Bookworm I didn't, I've spent most of my life in California, but my parents are from Pennsylvania. 6y
Mariposa_Bookworm @Rachbb3 Fascinating! 6y
quietjenn Huh, I had no idea those were regionalisms. 6y
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