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Death of an Avid Reader
Death of an Avid Reader | Frances Brody
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Cortg
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I enjoyed this little whodunit story with lead detective Kate Shackleton. It‘s book 6 in a series but works as a stand alone (I haven‘t read any of the others.) There were a few things on Kate‘s list to include a missing person, a murder, a lost monkey, another missing person and another murder. Also, a lot of it takes place in a library! A quick read for bookclub and #booked2022 ~ a murder mystery, is now complete!

Cinfhen Yay!! 2y
CarolynM I‘ve read a few of these. They‘re pretty good 🙂 2y
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Cortg
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I love library books. A previous reader penciled in a mistype when a word was left out! 🤣🤣🤣

wanderinglynn 😆😆😆 2y
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Cortg
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Soaking up some unusually warm November weather in the hammock with flip flops and the pooch! Book club is on Tuesday and I‘m just getting this one started.

squirrelbrain I‘m a member of The Leeds Library, where this book is set! 2y
Cortg @squirrelbrain No way! That‘s a fun fact! 😀 2y
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rwmg
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Kate Shackleton is asked to trace an illegitimate child given up for adoption. She is also asked to take part in the exorcism of a library reputed to be haunted, during which a body is found in the basement of the library, apparently crushed under falling books.

The rather ominous title did put me off for a bit but it's all good, intriguing fun.

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rwmg
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CarolynM I really like the Kate Shackleton series. Hope you're enjoying 🙂 3y
rwmg @CarolynM Yes, I am enjoying them. Some friends live in Wakefield so next time I visit, it might turn into a bit of a pilgrimage. 3y
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rwmg
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Epigraph:
'A circulating library in a town is an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge'
Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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The newspaper item had been clipped, framed, and now held pride of place on the library's landing.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

squirrelbrain I was in The Leeds Library yesterday! (I‘m a member, it‘s fabulous!) 3y
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rwmg
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“And how I hate this fog! It plays havoc with my catarrh. A person like me, with narrow nostrils, has a hard time of it. You are fortunate to have broad nostrils.“

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Jillsmith
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Enjoyable cozy mystery. The title and library plot got me!

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eraderneely
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Day 5: My first attempt at #bookombre . I am waaay too exact to enjoy this. Rainbows are one thing, but picking colors all within the same shade sets off my color-wavelength-nerd-radar way too badly. #autumnreads

Jess7 Pretty! 7y
eraderneely @Jess7 Thanks! 7y
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Amie
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Day 10 #junebookbugs @RealLifeReading

I love mysteries, so there's lots of #death on my bookshelves.

writerlibrarian Phryne Fisher love, love love ❤️ ❤️❤️ 7y
LeeRHarry Phryne rules! 7y
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SaraRosett
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A #historicalmystery for my #weekend read. Set in a #library in Leeds in 1925, the story has a library ghost, a monkey 🐒 and a search for a long-list child. I #couldn't resist the curved library staircase cover! #cozymystery #mystery

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Melissa9963
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This is a lovely historical mystery. It's the fifth in a series, but the first one I've read and it works as a standalone. The puzzle was well done and all the seemingly disparate pieces were brought together in the end. I can't wait to read the first four in the series! Well done!!