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kelli7990
BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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Here‘s my #bookspinbingo list for March. I joined 2 buddy reads in February: #christiescapers and #naturalitsy. I‘m 2 months behind on those books because I‘m just joining but I should have time to catch up with everyone else. I‘m going to be reading more of Assassin‘s Apprentice for #realmofelderlings. I‘m in a book club on Fable but I don‘t know what we‘re reading yet. When I find out, I‘ll read it.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
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MaleficentBookDragon
Murder on the Links | Agatha Christie
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The I cannot resist a weird vintage Christie cover. These two are from the 1970s. I picked them up at a used bookstore yesterday.
I like the tagged one (the next #christiescapers buddy read) but the bright red lips on the Taken at the Flood is a little off putting.
#AgathaChristieClubR3

Librarybelle Yes it is! 4d
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Would love to read the design brief for this era of covers 🤭 (that said, I‘d take a weird cover over a bland one) 4d
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mrp27
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Pickpick

#christiescapers #serieslove2025

This was my first read and introduction to Tommy and Tuppence. I enjoyed the mystery and the two young detectives even though it was a bit contrived and ridiculous but I found it fun and engaging. I would definitely read another book in this series.

Librarybelle Yay! So glad you liked it! 1w
Aims42 That was the same copy I borrowed from my library lol I wish it had a prettier cover 😆 1w
mrp27 @Aims42 I fell the same way! 1w
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kelli7990
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I‘ve decided to join the #christiescapers buddy read. The only Agatha Christie book I‘ve read is Murder On The Orient Express and I liked it. I‘ve been wanting to read more of her books. I have some of her books on my Audible app and this will give me a good excuse to read them sooner rather than later. They also seem like short audiobooks. I‘m only 2 months behind on the buddy read because I just joined but I have time to catch up.

Librarybelle You definitely do! Glad you joined! 1w
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @Librarybelle:

Get ready to use your little grey cells—our next #ChristiesCapers book is the second Hercule Poirot novel.

Discussion will take place on March 30th! Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

Librarybelle Thanks for reposting! 1w
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Librarybelle
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Get ready to use your little grey cells—our next #ChristiesCapers book is the second Hercule Poirot novel.

Discussion will take place on March 30th! Please let me know if you would like to be added to or removed from the tag list. #AgathaChristieClubR3

MaGoose Please add me. I'd like to join in. Thanks ☺️ 1w
Librarybelle Welcome, @MaGoose ! 😁 1w
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dabbe I'm almost done with THE SECOND ADVERSARY! I have no idea how I let myself get behind! 🤩 1w
kelli7990 I would like to join. 1w
Librarybelle @dabbe No worries! I‘m still way behind on Shardlake—not as fast of a read as Christie, but still very enjoyable. I‘m so glad I‘m reading them! 1w
Librarybelle Welcome, @kelli7990 ! 😁 1w
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Librarybelle
The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie
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It‘s time for our #ChristiesCapers discussion! I have 6 questions as spoilers posted; you can find these on my feed, the book‘s feed, or by searching the group‘s hashtag.

Next month, we read the second Hercule Poirot novel, Murder on the Links. I‘ll post the official image tomorrow! #AgathaChristieClubR3

Aims42 Putting in my hold at the library 👍 I am loving these discussions!! Thank you again for organizing!! 2w
MallenNC This one was fun! I had read it before and remembered not liking it but decided to read it again anyway. This time I enjoyed it! Thanks for leading us. 😊 2w
Morr_Books Just finished this morning. So close to being on time yet so far away. I'll check out the discussion questions and hopefully will be on rime for the next Christie 1w
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Librarybelle You are welcome, @Aims42 @MallenNC !! 1w
Librarybelle No worries, @Morr_Books ! I think the discussions are great on Litsy, as you can join in whenever you can. No pressure to be on time! 1w
kspenmoll Thanks for the list! 3d
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Librarybelle
The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie
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6. Christie served as a nurse during World War I, and we'll see her interest in poisons (we saw that in Styles last month) and medical situations throughout her canon of works. How does she bring in her knowledge of medicine into this novel?

More info on her work as a nurse (and will help this discussion point): https://hekint.org/2025/01/30/agatha-christie-nurse/

#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Aims42 I thought it was funny how having a few sips of brandy was the cure-all 🤣 Overwhelmed? Have some brandy. Just faced a shock? Have some brandy. Almost died? Have some brandy. 2w
willaful There's a rather interesting book on her use of poisons. 2w
MallenNC @Aims42 Maybe we all need to try the brandy cure! This year I might need it. 2w
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MallenNC @willaful That sounds like such an interesting book. I‘m putting it on my TBR 2w
Aims42 @MallenNC 😂🤣 Very true!! 👍 2w
willaful @MallenNC might be healthier for me than my usual ice cream cure. :-\ 2w
mrp27 I thought the brandy bit was funny too. I guess if we didn‘t have all the over the counter medicines we have today I would be hitting the brandy bottle too. 1w
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Librarybelle
The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie
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5. Did you figure out the identity of Mr. Brown before the big reveal? Were you suspicious as to the motives of some of the characters we meet in the book, thinking specifically of Mr. Carter, Julius, and Lord Edgerton? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Bookwormjillk I did not. I thought it was Julius. 2w
OutsmartYourShelf I was suspicious of both Julius & Edgerton, especially after the death of Rita with the clue of the balcony only being accessible from that flat. It had to be one of 3 people there & I knew it wasn't Tuppence. 2w
Deblovestoread Christie did a great job of having me waffle between Julius and James. 2w
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Aims42 I was convinced it was Julius 😆 2w
willaful I read it first so long ago I don't remember. She does some nice misdirection, certainly. 2w
MallenNC I had read this before but forgot how it ended. I was sure it was Julius! 2w
BarbaraJean I did NOT figure it out. I was convinced it was Julius! I was very suspicious of his motives--he was WAY too invested in saving a cousin he'd never met just because he fell in love with her picture. 🙄 2w
ferskner I'd read this before, and I can't remember how I felt the first time, but she always does a good job of hiding clues! 1w
mrp27 I was very suspicious of all of them! I felt they all had the potential, Julius, Edgerton, Mr. Carter. (edited) 1w
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Librarybelle
The Secret Adversary | Agatha Christie
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4. Tommy and Tuppence have separate adventures in this novel, and Tommy especially faces a potentially deadly situation. What are your thoughts on the adventures they face? Why do you think they take the risks they do in order to find Jane Finn? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

Deblovestoread In the beginning it was more a lark but as things got serious I think they continued because the knew the other was counting on them to see it through. 2w
OutsmartYourShelf I thought it was a bit contrived that two people with no relevant experience would be employed in an investigation involving state secrets on the basis of placing a newspaper ad asking about Jane Finn. Yes, they could be easily disavowed by the government but still. One of those “accept it for the plot“ situations. 2w
Aims42 Here for the comments because I‘m on the fence. Part of me was like, “ugh, don‘t split up! That‘s how you get killed!!” But then the other part was like, “I am curious how this ends up” 🤔 2w
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MallenNC What I liked most about them getting split up was that Tuppence got to be a smart character of her own. I always want to see that more than a damsel in distress. Jane was my favorite though, since she really saved herself throughout the book. 2w
BarbaraJean @OutsmartYourShelf My thoughts exactly! That particular contrivance required a LOT of suspension of disbelief for me.
I was frustrated by the risks both of them took! I was impressed by their ingenuity, though--I was kind of willing to go along with some of the more unrealistic aspects, because both Tommy and Tuppence ended up being a lot smarter about their own predicaments than I would have predicted.
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ferskner I really like that the book immediately sets up that a) they're broke and b) they've both just survived a war. I think those two facts make them very aware that they have nothing to lose. They've both just seen horrific realities and I imagine that would make them willing to take considerable risks because they're alive to take them. 1w
mrp27 It was totally contrived, ridiculous and they both took extreme chances but that‘s what made the story fun for me. Made me think a bit of Nancy Drew and how things just always seem to fall in place at the right time. 1w
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