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I wanted a light crime novel to bring to the cottage, and Thomas King didn't disappoint. Great lead character, intriguing secondary characters, an interesting enough murder to solve, and a nice sprinkling of humour (to be expected from King!). Will definitely return to this series!

I'm looking forward to this one. In June, Lucas and I found ourselves in Salem, MA and he asked if I wanted to check out a psychic on some random street corner that we walked past. I told him there was no way because I'd put too much stock into whatever they told me, good or bad. I'd 100% become Frances from this book who is told she'll be murdered then spends the next 60 years taking notes on anyone she meets just in case they kill her. 😅😂

This was a fun read. I always enjoy reading Agatha Christie. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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This was an enjoyable mystery with all the things I loved about We Solve Murders - distinctive characters with unique voices and perspectives along with a mystery that keeps developing in complexity (mostly because of human nature!)

Looking forward both to the Netflix adaptation and to continuing the series!

I enjoyed this more re-reading it physically,
Interested to read the rest of the series

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4.5/5

Read 21/04/22-28/04/22
I enjoyed this one - I listened to the audiobook but I am going to re-read physically I think as I think it will be better for me.

3.75/5

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Dictionary editor Martha returns to Oxford an after the disappearance of her sister. Cryptic letters start arriving alluding to the mystery. Martha and her colleagues set to figuring out the puzzle, through a maze of words and Shakespearean clues. At times this lost me; I didn‘t have the headspace for the lexicography. The pace soon speeds up however, and the writing has a gentle cleverness that suits the Oxford setting

July 5th, 2025 continued... Because Greta knew that Rosalie was disabled and had multiple sclerosis AND disliked the fact that Nick had an affair with the young girl, Christina Marsh, Greta confessed in helping Rosalie kill her. Rosalie was shocked that Greta would do such a thing but that leaves Rosalie, Nick, Greta, and Quinn alive at the end.

July 5th, 2025 The epilogue was not what I expected. Two and half years later, Rosalie is pregnant and Nick improves the restaurant that became very poorly managed as well as fixed it up. Claudia stabs Greta for telling Rosalie what she did to Quinn her sister and also stabs Rosalie but misses her major organs. Claudia gets arrested for stabbing both witnesses. Claudia stabbed Quinn because she was jealous of what she had that she didnt have.

I like this author as a comedian and I liked the premise of this book: older adults in a retirement community who use their professional skills to solve murders. However, I had trouble keeping track of all the characters and the plot felt disjointed to me.

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.

To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it.

Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn‘t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past.