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This month's #IDLR was a novella where we saw more of Roarks' world. On another planet where there is a cops convention and murder happens. Sometimes, the past comes back to haunt you. @StayCurious
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AnneCecilie

The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place | Kate Summerscale

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In March 1953 the police found 4 dead women at 10 Rillington Place hidden in the walls and floorboards. Reg Christie was soon a suspect and one of the victims was his wife. Just 4 years before, in 1949, another man had been convicted for murdering his own wife and child on the same address.

This isn‘t a story looking into the life of victims and ignoring the suspect. It looks at both, but more importantly it looks at the press and the

AnneCecilie voyeuristic tendencies in humans treating this as entertainment. A tabloid paid for Reg Christie‘s defense attorney. People would bring their chairs and food to sit down outside 10 Rillington Place to watch the police work and buy the tabloids. As one of the journalists covering this case, Harry Procter wrote in his memoir The Secret of Disillusion published 1958: “‘Sit down there, you, that man in the back row‘, he admonished. ‘I‘ll have no 2h

AnneCecilie hypocritical comment! How many murderers‘ stories have you read, sir, in the Sunday papers? If you‘ve never read one, then I‘ll listen to you. If you have read one, then shut up! We poor slavers are your servants, sir, not your masters. We give you what you want because you want it! Let me tell you, sir, before you throw your back-row sear at me, it was tougher for me to do than it is for you to read about it. But you, sir, you were the boss.‘” (edited) 2h

AnneCecilie When Christie was accused of murdering these women, it also opened up the question if the right man had been convicted in 1949, for what are the odds of to murderers living under the same roof? So it also looks at pride and the inability for people in high power to admit mistakes and how that impacts a lot of people 2h

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rwmg

Smoke in the Wind: A Mystery of Ancient Ireland | Peter Tremayne

#coffeeandabook

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Cathythoughts

Sheep's Clothing | Celia Dale

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Another great read from Celia. I couldn‘t put this down.. Grace and Janice meet in prison , when they are released they team up and make their living visiting old ladies. There‘s a bit of romance thrown in too .. and the result is a compelling story. I loved it ! The more I read her , the more I like her. I must get another one for my shelf.
Thankyou Trish for the gift of this book ❤️👌🏻

TrishB

TrishB Great review and picture! So glad you enjoyed it. And that cover is so striking. 5h

BarbaraBB Great review. Stacking! 3h

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Sully1

Teacher | Freida McFadden

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Fast pace read with a good twist at the end!

kspenmoll

Murder in the Queen's Armes | Aaron Elkins

Agatha Christie humor.

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 11h

dabbe 🤣😍🤣 11h

julieclair 🤣🤣 10h

tpixie Funny!!! I‘m so happy she found happiness with him! 9h

AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 4h

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Jen2

The Devil's Bed | William Kent Krueger

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Pretty good.

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DieAReader

Undone | Karin Slaughter

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#Read2025 #Wardens2025 #SeriesLove2025

🎧📖Finished this on Thursday.

CoverToCoverGirl, Andrew65, TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 🤩📖📚 10h

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MissHel

By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Agatha Christie

so-so

I‘m rereading the Tommy and Tuppence books, and I don‘t think Christie liked Tuppence very much. The other characters are rude to her. She constantly gets bashed about the head. Everyone refers to her as elderly (she‘s mid fifties max). Bah. At least this was funnier than I remember.

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