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5feet.of.fury
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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Mehso-so

“That‘s quite the life of leisure that you are leading. Tell me, do you have any injuries or ailments? Just looking at you, you seem to be in good health.”
“No, nothing particularly wrong with me at all. Of course, my spirit is completely burned out.”

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I liked the idea more than I enjoyed the book itself. Set in post WWII Japan, originally published in 1948. Easy read, odd characters, something seems lost in translation, & ending ran too long.

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kspenmoll
Cold Is the Grave | Peter Robinson
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Pickpick

#serieslove2025 #DCIBanksMystery #11 #LiteraryPoliceProcedural
Another stunner in this series. Morally complex, expertly plotted, riveting – a tale of elusive evil.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 4h
Andrew65 Such a wonderful series, well done 🎉🎉🎉 4h
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CatLass007
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@dabbe #NoPlaceLikeHolmes I wanted to share this find with the group but I don‘t have the list.

Cuilin I think your cat became #Sherlocked so cute. 9h
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TheSpineView Awwww... that face!♥️ 8h
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 7h
CatLass007 @dabbe Thank you! @Cuilin @TheSpineView @Librarybelle I love calicos and tortoiseshells but I don‘t have any at the moment. Four other beautiful babies though. 🐾🐾🐾 I saw this on Pinterest. 7h
AnnCrystal 😍📚🐈. 2h
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rwmg
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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Mehso-so

Kosuke comes to Gokumon Island immediately after WWII with the news of the death of Chimato on board a vessel repatriating Japanese soldiers. The village is then rocked by the murders of Chimato's sisters.

The background of immediate post War Japan was interesting but although the how and the who was ingeniously worked out by Kosuke I found out the motivation too implausible. I wonder if it struck the original Japanese readers that way.

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CarolynM
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This police procedural murder mystery set in an Icelandic winter and dealing with themes of immigration, dislocation and jingoism was very enjoyable, although I would have enjoyed it more if I‘d read earlier books in the series because there was quite a bit about the detectives‘ private lives as well as their professional interactions.

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rwmg
Death on Gokumon Island | Seishi Yokomizo
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Seventeen miles south of Kasaoka, falling right on the border between Okayama, Hiroshima and Kagawa Prefectures, in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea, there‘s a tiny island.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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dabbe
The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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#ChristiesCapers @Librarybelle
Having overextended myself with buddy reads, I finally finished this one. This novel introduces readers to Anne Beddingfeld, a spirited young woman who becomes entangled in an international mystery after witnessing a suspicious death in the London Underground. The novel moves beyond the confines of the English countryside to take readers to South Africa. ⬇️

dabbe Written in 1924, some depictions of race, colonialism, and gender roles reflect dated and racist/gender attitudes. Though not one of her best works, it does showcase her versatility as a storyteller and her early experimentation with different genres. Readers looking for a light, engaging mystery with a dash of romance and travel will likely enjoy this novel, though those seeking the deductive rigor of Poirot or Marple may find it less satisfying. 1d
Librarybelle Great review! 1d
rwmg And surfing! Apparently Agatha Christie was a keen surfer. Since growing up I'd always associated surfing with the Beach Boys in the 1960s I was duky discombobulated by this. 1d
dabbe @Librarybelle TY! 🤩💜🤩 23h
dabbe @rwmg Who knew, right? 🤩🤣🤩 23h
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Readerann
Five Decembers | James Kestrel
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Decent crime fiction. This was a random library pick because it‘s an Edgar winner, has a 4.42 on GR, and Dennis Lehane recommended it. I was curious about the Hard Case Crime covers, and they all seem to be like this! (There‘s almost no sex in this one. 😙)

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AroundTheBookWorld
A Study in Charlotte | Brittany Cavallaro
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willaful Oooo! I loved these books! 1d
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CBee
Famous Last Words | Gillian McAllister
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It‘s a low pick. If was just soooooo slow 😩😩🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

BennettBookworm Agreed! 2d
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