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This was a super fun queer historical mystery featuring a bi woman protagonist! Set in late 1940s New York, the story follows an especially personal case for Will, as the person accused of murder is her boss and lead detective! Lots of interesting twists and turns, well-drawn characters, and nuanced representation of disability and queerness. Great audiobook narration too. I'll definitely be checking out more of this series! #Bisexual

I haven‘t kept up with book reviews for several months. These are the 2nd & 3rd books in a trilogy of cozy mysteries. I liked the narrator better for the 2nd than 3rd.
Wandering Scholar involves a love triangle of vicars & one wife, plus several interesting characters in a small town.
Sorrowful Maiden has a lot of turns, because of the actors involved. Guessed 1 twist early on but there were a lot of red herrings to choose from. Both books 4⭐️/5

So fun!

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Poe is my constant reading buddy, so I had to include tonight‘s picture of him peering at me from my lap.

I think this is my favorite installment of this series so far! Mansfield Park isn't my favorite Austen so I was hesitant to spend more time with these characters but I thought their growth was well portrayed. And I was so happy to have Jonathan and Juliet back together! Their reunion was so sweet. The mystery was fun to follow but I'm here for the slow burn romance lol. By the end the stakes were high and I'm so ready for the next book!

Rainy Thursday here in NJ ☔️ ~ thankfully should stop before tomorrow‘s excitement for the kids
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November #bookspin is reverting back to the more open-to-interpretation/mood style

Visiting Vermont today with VT state police detective Franklin Warren.The author‘s previous novel in this new series, Agony Hill, was fabulous-character driven but also the sense of a small town community as a character in itself.The author lives in VT. #10BeforetheEnd

A soft pick - good plot; enjoyable, realistic characters.

I didn't realize until I started this cozy mystery that it's the fifth book in the Lily Adler series. I haven't read the previous books, but I was able to follow the plot line and references to events probably covered previously in the series.

For me, it dragged a bit in the middle; but overall, the plot moved steadily forward. I may go back to the previous books.

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The weather was so miserable, even Mrs. Ellsworth was indoors, Sarah Brandt noted as she hurried down the windy street to her house.

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The letter looked innocent enough when it arrived, nestled in the stack of the day's correspondence.

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