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The Mangle Street Murders
The Mangle Street Murders | M. R. C. Kasasian
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March Middleton has moved to Gower Street to live with her curmudgeonly guardian, Sidney Grice, Londons most famous personal detective. She is intelligent, witty, and talkative. He thinks young women should be seen and not heard. But he grudgingly allows her to join his latest murder case: A young woman is dead and her loving husband is the only suspect. Their investigations lead the pair to the darkest alleys of the East End: Every twist leads Sidney Grice to think the husband guilty, but March is convinced that he is innocent. And as the case threatens to foment civil unrest, Sidney Grice finds his reputation is not the only thing in mortal danger . . . Martin Kasasian was raised in Lancashire. He has had careers as varied as factory hand, wine waiter, veterinary assistant, fairground worker, and dentist. He lives with his wife in Suffolk.
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robinb
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Hmmm. Rating this was tough. I enjoyed the humor and the mystery was fine if pretty predictable. What I did not enjoy was the almost pervasive sexist attitudes toward the young heroine March, and the often unfeeling/abrasive character of her guardian Mr. Grice. If you can get past those annoyances, this fairly gory murder mystery is quite good. Might even be worth me reading the next in series. 😊 3.5/5⭐️

#DoubleSpin for March

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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robinb
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Not sure how I‘m feeling about the book yet, but this passage made me laugh out loud! 🤣🤣

The shop window was barred and had no curtains or blinds. Above it was fixed a white board on which Ashbys Ironmongery was painted in black.

‘Lord preserve the apostrophe.‘ I pointed up. ‘It is going the way of the dodo.‘

‘Horrible squiggly things.‘ My guardian shuddered. ‘The sooner we are rid of them the better.‘

Deifio Horrible squiggly things! 💖🤣🤣 3y
robinb @Deifio love it! 😂😂 3y
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Mshookquilts
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In the 1880s March is taken in by her godfather to avoid an impoverished life. He turns out to be a detective and she gets involved with the investigation of local murders

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Aimeesue
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Still convalescing, so there's nothing for it but to drink tea and listen to audiobooks as I read along.
I'm enjoying this one quite a bit more than I expected to, tbh. Excellent narration, and Sidney Grice and March Middleton are great characters.

crazyspine Feel better 4y
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emmaturi
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I finished this book recently, it was a new private detective series for me. It is the first one, set in London in 1882 with Sidney Grice who is a (personal) detective, then a Miss March Middleton who comes to stay with him and of course an Inspector Pound. All in all a good read, I didn't love it but would read more of the series though! #books

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BookishMarginalia
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Mehso-so

This was just a pick — entertaining enough for me to look for the rest of the series but nothing to rush out for. The *personal* —never “private” 🤨— detective is Sidney Grice, who is basically a horrible human being. The redeeming feature is his new ward, narrator March Middleton, who is snarky and smart. I could have done without the italicized flashbacks of her war experience; they made me go “huh?!?”

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Jess_Read_This
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M.R.C. Kardashian crafts consistently intriguing mysteries. I love that his characters are flawed, misguided, societal outsiders, and yet each has redemptive qualities that I find endearing. This fall was my second reread of the series. I still was left in admiration of his wit, story telling, and subtleties in directing attention towards societal problems into his work.

Anyone else a fan?

#mystery #mysterylover #whodunit #rereads

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CourtSmall
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#agameoffavorites #dayseven
Hands down Mystery for the win....I decided not to pick Dame Agatha or Sir Arthur
This is a series called The Gower Street Detective and the main character Sidney Grice is the most famous (and eccentric) private detective. You can see similarities to the Sherlock Holmes/Dr Watson dynamic but Sidney's character is in no way a carbon copy of Sherlock. @ErinSueG @WhiskeyMistress

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thereadingowlvina
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Mehso-so

The Mangle Street Murders is the first installment in the Gower Street Detective series. It was an okay read; not disappointing but did not wow me either.

Sidney Grice is London's most well-known private/personal detective. He became the guardian for March Middleton. Together they investigated their first case when a woman was brutally slained.
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Read4life
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This is today's #nook #dailyfind On sale for 99 cents.

Has anyone read this book? Curious to know any reviews.

Sarah83 Yes I read it some time ago. 7y
Read4life @Sarah83 Do you recommend it? 7y
Sarah83 Do you like cozy mystery? If you do it is a nice read, if you are a hardcore Sherlock fan or a class detective fan, you might have your problems. 😊 It's an easy, funny read. 😉 7y
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Read4life @Sarah83 Thanks. I 💙💙💙 Sherlock but I also believe there's a place for funny and cozy, too. 🤓 7y
quietjenn I enjoy this series. It's sort of like a Sherlock story where Watson is a snarky girl and no one pretends that Sherlock isn't an asshole. 7y
Read4life @quietjenn You had me at snarky! ☺️ 7y
Ncostell I thought about getting this one too, I think I'm going to check it out for 99 cents. 7y
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saholmes
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed this book. It was hard for me to read at times because of Sidney's superior attitude. I did not guess the ending which was surprising and satisfying. Overall it was an excellent book but I could not get beyond Sidney's attitude and matching behavior.

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Sarah83
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Eine klassische englische Detektivgeschichte gespickt mit zynischen und teilweise sehr schwarzen Humor.
Einem Vergleich mit Conan Doyle (s. vorheriger Post ) hält das Buch meinem Geschmack nicht stand aber für sich genommen, ist es ein gutes Buch.

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Sarah83
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netter Verweis zum Schluss 😁

josie281 I make my husband translate your post for me 😀 7y
Sarah83 @josie281 🖒 is your husband german? 7y
josie281 Not in the usual way, but he lived there for twenty years and went through the German school system. It's his second home. I met him there. 7y
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Sarah83 @josie281 so you were in Germany? 😉 Do you understand what I write? 7y
josie281 I understand some, but he clarifies! 7y
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Sarah83
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So auf einen letzten Weg in die Mangle Street, damit die neue Woche mit einem neuen Buch beginnen kann. 🙌👓📚🔖

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Sarah83
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Das Buch passend zur Tasse oder doch eher die Tasse passend zum Buch? 😂

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Sarah83

Ich möchte das Buch ja lieben, allein schon wegen der Aufmachung, aber die Geschichte ist mir noch nicht schlüssig. 😣

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Sarah83

"Sie müssen einsehen, mein liebes Mädchen, wie wenig sich ein flatterhaftes Frauenherz mit dem scharfen Verstand des männlichen Hirns messen kann. "

Was waren die viktorianischen Männer doch für Charmeure. ?

Buechersuechtling Mein erster Gedanke ?: Das könnte auch ein Trump-Zitat sein. ? 7y
Buechersuechtling Wobei ♥️gegen Hirn auch ein ungleicher Kampf ist. Aber dafür haben die Herren der Schöpfung ja weniger einen Blick, wenn es um die Demonstration von Überlegenheit geht… ? 7y
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Sarah83
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""welcher Luxus." Ich verriet ihm nicht, wie widerlich mir ein Klosett im Haus war. Kein Wunder, dass man so viel von Seuchen in London hörte, wenn alle Häuser derart unhygienisch bestückt waren."

Also ich bin ja froh, dass ich bei einem solchem Wetter nicht mehr in das Häuschen im Garten muss. ???☃?

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Sarah83
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Nach dem Ausflug in die Fantasywelt von "Das Schiff des Theseus" und einiger Sachliteratur will ich mich mal wieder dem viktorianischen England widmen. Mal gucken, was die Konkurrenz von #SherlockHolmes so kann. ?

Elizzy Liest du das Schiff des Theuses? Dieses Dicke vollgekritzelte Buch oder war das ein Film? 7y
Sarah83 @Elizzy ja, das hab ich gelesen, es war ein tolles Buch. 😍 hab dich mal auf einem Beitrag verlinkt, damit du es siehst. 7y
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Lizpixie
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Mehso-so

#bookisholympics #bookfive The end of book five finally, unfortunately I wasn't a fan of this one. Arthur Conan Doyle, and even Lilith Saintcrow with her Bannon&Clare novels did it better. It was too predictable and the main character was too annoying to really enjoy it. Oh well, at least it's off my TBR jenga pile. One more down, two more to go. #goingforgold

Laalaleighh 😿 so sad when a book with all the right ingredients fails to make them work. 8y
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Lizpixie
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#bookisholympics #bookfive Next on my quest for gold is The Mangle Street Murders. 329pages long, set in London, 1882, & WhiteChapel is in the grip of the murderer calling himself Spring Heeled Jack. In the Gower St residence of PI Sidney Grice, March Middleton arrives, bringing the WhiteChapel murderer hard on her heels. Deductions are made, tea is consumed & villains are foiled. #goingforgold

MrBook Interesting. Added 😊. 8y
elkeOriginal I can't follow you anymore - you are making me feel like a slow loser! Since this is only day 2 of #bookisholympics! Sort of kidding 😉 I guess the rest of us now will bow to you and battle for silver at best🐢 You kick ass! 👍🏻 8y
TheSpinecrackersBookClub Wowie! What number book is this? 8y
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Hooked_on_books Man, you're going to win a couple of golds! Better change your last name to Phelps! 8y
Laalaleighh This sounds reminds me of assassins creed:syndicate. Sounds fascinating. 8y
Lizpixie @MrBook @elkeo @TheSpinecrackersBookClub @Hooked_on_books @Laalaleighh thanks guys! I have a bit of an advantage, being sick & having no little ones anymore gives me plenty of time to read. Over the last eighteen years, I've gotten really good at speed reading. I had nothing else to do with the many hours I've spent either in hospital or in bed at home.💛💚❤️ 8y
Laalaleighh @lizpixie books provide a unique kind of comfort don't they? I'm glad they are there for you. And now you have all of us to keep you company as well! 💛💚❤️ 8y
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Lizpixie
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Dedicated to my granddaughter, Turtle, this is my 24in48 reading pile for next weekend. My first readathon since the MS Readathon in primary school, I'm looking forward to it immensely. Even though I won't be getting a box of dominoes this time.🤓

Varshitha Nice stack.. Also couldn't help but notice all the Agatha Christie books in the background😄 8y
Lizpixie @Varshitha thank you. And Mrs Christie was my first crime author addiction.🕵🏼🔪🔫 8y
MrBook Good books! 8y
moranadatter Great stack! Roses and Rot is so good! 8y
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zembla
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There's no shortage of mystery series riffing on the Holmes-and-Watson dynamic in Victorian London. What sets this one apart is its humanity. It honors that 1880s London was a real place, not a theme park, and its class divide had a very real human cost. Grice is callous; the narrative never is.

zembla Oh, AND it has a delightfully mismatched sleuthing pair. The realistically horrifying portrayal of poverty doesn't hamper the fundamental joys of the genre, which is quite a feat! As a fan of mysteries, I appreciate not having to leave my mind or my compassion at the door. 8y
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Jess_Read_This
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The clever clashes of wit between March and Grice are so so entertaining. A gin drinking, cigarette smoking heroine with a past is the perfect counterpart to the vegetarian, pompous, oh so clever personal investigator Grice. I completely enjoyed this one.

zembla This sounds like exactly the kind of book that I want to kick off my summer reading! 8y
Jess_Read_This @christinamcc Awesome! Please let me know what you think of it. I just picked up its sequel to read this week. 8y
zembla I just finished this and loved it! I'm first in line for the sequel's ebook now 🔪🔎📖 8y
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Kirsten.White
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Mehso-so

Loved the snappy dialog. Intrigued by March's backstory which will probably develop over the course of the series. The solving of the mystery was a little choppy for me. I will probably read the next in the series to see if there is an evolution. Quick and fun, lots of reference to Sherlock.

MrBook Ooh, another great picture. 8y
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mlzbthc
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This book's pace was too slow for me. I loved March, but Sydney Grice was too Holmes-y for me.
I would recommend it if you are a fan of Doyle's Holmes. I, however, am not.