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Instruments of Darkness
Instruments of Darkness: A Novel | Imogen Robertson
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The first novel in the Westerman and Crowther historical crime series that The New York Times Book Review called CSI: Georgian England and Tess Gerritsen called chillingly memorable Debut novelist Imogen Robertson won the London Telegraphs First Thousand Words of a Novel competition in 2007 with the opening of Instruments of Darkness. The finished work is a fast-paced historical mystery starring a pair of amateur eighteenth-century sleuths with razor-sharp minds. When Harriet Westerman, the unconventional mistress of a Sussex manor, finds a dead man on her grounds, she enlists reclusive anatomist Gabriel Crowther to help her find the murderer. Moving from drawing room to dissecting room, from dark London streets to the gentrified countryside, Instruments of Darkness is a gripping tale of the forbidding Thornleigh Hall and an unlikely forensic duo determined to uncover its deadly secrets.
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Laughterhp
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This book was a bit on the long side and I did skim some of it. And I also wasn‘t sure if some of it was supposed to be a mystery or you were supposed to know. But overall, I did really like this book! It was an interesting mystery with a bunch of layers.

#LMPBC Round 17 - I‘ll try and get it in the mail this week Robin

robinb Glad you liked! I‘ll be on the lookout. 😊 (edited) 9mo
BookwormAHN 😺 9mo
robinb I‘ve been out of town, but it‘s here! Thanks. 😊 9mo
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Laughterhp
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Here‘s the books I plan to focus on for #jubilantjuly

It might look like a lot, but a bunch are picture and easy reader books for #BBRC

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😁 9mo
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I finished this one today sitting outside enjoying the nice weather. I really enjoyed it! It did drag a bit here and there but overall was well written, the characters were well done, and I‘d consider reading the next in the series. I‘ll get this in the mail this week.

#LMPBC #GroupH @robinb @Laughterhp @BookwormAHN @suvata

TheBookHippie Love your pots!! 11mo
OrangeMooseReads Your flower pots are gorgeous! 11mo
robinb Glad you enjoyed it. 😊 11mo
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BookwormAHN
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This was a good book. I really enjoyed the plot, and the characters, Rachel and Susan, were my favorites.
A dead man is found on Mrs. Westerman's land with a ring that does not belong to him. It does belong to the missing heir from the home next door.
#LMPBC

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BookwormAHN
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Thank you for the bookmark @Mommamanzi
#CoffeeBeanBookClub
Yesterday @robinb your book for #LMPBC arrived and thank you for the postcard/bookmark 😺

robinb Yay! Glad it‘s there and you‘re welcome. 😊 13mo
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robinb
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@BookwormAHN my #LMPBC book headed out to you today…and of course I forgot the pic. 🙄 Estimated delivery for next Tuesday (3/21). 🤞🏼

BookwormAHN Okay, I'll watch for it 😸 13mo
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robinb
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This was my book pick for #Round17 of #LMPBC for #GroupH, and that‘s pretty much all I‘m going to say about it here. 🤣 I don‘t want to give any spoilers away to my reading buddies. I will say that it‘s a 5-book series, and I did enjoy it. 4/5⭐️

@BookwormAHN it‘ll be headed your way the latter part of next week. I‘ll let you know when to keep an eye out. 👀

BookwormAHN Okay, looking forward to it. 14mo
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LitsyHappenings
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Repost from @jenniferw88 :

I'm running out of space on my shelves so I'm hosting a #giveaway to clear them up again. I'm not likely to re-read any of the above books so if you want to enter, repost this photo with the hashtag #clearmyshelvesgiveaway and tag me @jenniferw88, saying which book(s) you want. Entries close 31st December and UK only. I'll draw numbers on 1st January and send shortly after.

GatheringBooks i enjoyed reading The Lie Tree! so generous of you! :) 6y
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@jenniferw88 is having a #clearmyshelvesgiveaway
I would love to read instruments of darkness or the lie tree.
#giveaway

#giveaway

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I'm running out of space on my shelves so I'm hosting a #giveaway to clear them up again. I'm not likely to re-read any of the above books so if you want to enter, repost this photo with the hashtag #clearmyshelvesgiveaway and tag me @jenniferw88, saying which book(s) you want. Entries close 31st December and UK only. I'll draw numbers on 1st January and send shortly after.

#litsyhappenings @LitsyHappenings

Jas16 Such a wonderful thing to do! 6y
kezzlou85 What a lovely idea and I've shared your post x 6y
laurieluna Such a generous thing to do 😊 thank you! X 6y
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jenniferw88
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@bookriot's #debutnovel completed ✅
@BookishMarginalia #LitsyAtoZ Letter R for author's surname completed ✅
Book 1 for #20booksofsummer completed ✅
4 ⭐ - once it got going it was good, but I think I prefer Antonia Hodgson's books set in 18th Century London.

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😂❤️😂

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Tamra You captured my attention. 👀 7y
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jenniferw88
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Speaking of #weirdcats @christineandbooks, Jaffa has taken to sleeping under here at night. I was trying to read the tagged book when I got this picture!

CoverToCoverGirl 😻😹 7y
PirateJenny Another series I absolutely love! 7y
LauraBrook One of my cats finds odd places to sleep like this too! She switches it up every couple of days, though. 7y
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SarahBZ
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Excited to find a new historical mystery series.