No Macdonald in this one, but still a very clever and enjoyable mystery from Lorac.
No Macdonald in this one, but still a very clever and enjoyable mystery from Lorac.
Always exciting when the new British Library Crime Classic is by E.C.R. Lorac (AKA Carol Carnac). This one wasn't a favourite, but I did enjoy it; Lorac is so good at writing decent, “salt of the earth“ people, and I enjoyed the ins and outs of this mystery.
Oops, I disappeared again. Life stuff came up and ate my energy again! But I'm back and in a min I'll start belatedly thinking about my #BookSpin list (I haven't peeked at this month's numbers, so it's not cheating!).
Anyway, I read this book already this month, and hated it. It's all efforts at super clever dialogue, which is not that amusing after 250 pages of it, and a main character who doesn't have the sense God gave a jam sandwich.
First read of 2024! Surprising twist ending and lots of quirky characters! The author was very fond of the word “slither” using it 7 times. 🐍 ☃️ 🍫
Thanks for the gift! @JamieArc
#LitsyLove
Clearly word has gotten around that I don‘t like the almonds in the Chex mix and will hand them out to passers-by.
This is a well written novel. It‘s not a mystery-we know who committed the murder and why. This is more of a study of the aftermath of murder on the family members and the psychology of the killer. There aren‘t any particularly likeable characters and I don‘t know that I‘d have been sorry to see any of them hang for the murder, guilty or not. While only a soft pick for me, I can certainly respect the craft displayed.
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
#ABookADay2023
#Jolabokaflodswap #Jolabokaflodswap2023
Thank you so much @Christine for this perfect book and amazing amount of chocolate, bookmarks and stickers! My husband has already claimed some chocolate so it will be shared! Happy Jolabokafod to you! I could not wait for “ eve” so I opened it at 11:15 this morning! I was too excited!!!!
Thanks so much for organizing this swap!!!! @MaleficentBookDragon