pickI enjoyed this one very much. I was laughing a lot in the scenes with Lord Caterham and liked Bundles unconventional way of tackling things. And of course I did not see the end coming. 🙈
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pickI enjoyed this one very much. I was laughing a lot in the scenes with Lord Caterham and liked Bundles unconventional way of tackling things. And of course I did not see the end coming. 🙈
#FictionalTraveler @julieclair 🤍❄️🩶
Looks like beyond hanging with the #haikuhive, I'll be hanging with some bees and Sherlock Holmes in this pastiched with #TLI #TheLitsyIrregulars. Looking forward to it!
#foreversherlocked
#noplacelikeholmes
so-soI‘m not sure what led me to this murder mystery. NYT? Chicago Tribune book review? It wasn‘t Litsy! Anyway kind of a meh story about two women who are murdered in extremely grisly ways, really icky. There‘s no connection between them as a detective rushes to find the murderer before the next woman meets her doom. Only read to the end to see who done it.
pickHenry Dresden is the only out wizard in Chicago, and while that brings lots of skepticism, it also pulls him into bizarre cases for Chicago PD. The latest is where a sex worker and a man with mob connections are found with their hearts magically ripped from their chests.
Think PI noir meets magic, demons, monsters, and misbehaving technology.
so-soA truly ghastly woman is murdered on an excursion to Petra. So ghastly in fact that the first half of this book is quite unpleasant to read. There wasn't really anyone to root for at all.
Luckily once Poirot gets on the case, we once more have a proficient mystery to unravel.
Not my favourite, but Christie is still a better plotter than most, even on an off day.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is a fabulous series but *not* for the faint of heart. Every warning imaginable. But it‘s set in December in Rome in a snowstorm and it‘s perfect reading for tonight. We got home from euchre just as the snow hit; great timing. Ohio State vs Miami on the iPad in bed while I read. Happy New Year‘s Eve to all!
Daily Christmas Days (Winterson) readings.Today‘s was “The Second Best Bed, another ghostly tale with time travel to the 1800s to the Williamson‘s farm.The tale includes the farm‘s icehouse. #walledup #skeletons
Last line felt like it came out of nowhere!
“My grandmother was a Williamson.” #shivers #chinesedumplings
Holmes: #3, “The Tree Henchman,”It‘s1885 & Holmes is dead.Mycroft hears the”Colonel” is out to kill Watson & his wife.#kidnapping ⬇️
pick#12Booksof2025 July / Book 7 : I'm loving reading Christie's oeuvre in publication order with @Librarybelle - I feel like participating in #ChristiesCapers is making me pick up on how Christie's life influenced her themes. But this one was just a true classic that didn't disappoint, and I somehow had never read it before so going fresh was so much fun!
pickSix short stories, 5 featuring Poirot & 1 with Miss Marple, ranging from good to excellent:
1. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 3.5*
2. The Mystery of the Spanish Chest 4*
3. The Under Dog 4*
4. Four and Twenty Blackbirds 4*
5. The Dream 4.5*
6. Greenshaw's Folly 4.5*
Short story collections can be a bit hit & miss, but this one was definitely a hit!
4.5🌟
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