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The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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So long as the law does not find some other victim you are safe from me. Come back to this lady in a year, and may her future and yours justify us in the judgment which we have pronounced this night!
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julieclair
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My #SeasonalCozies pick for May is The Cornish Wedding Murder, because our wedding anniversary takes place in May, and we will be visiting Cornwall! 💍👰🤵‍♂️🇬🇧

 @OriginalCyn620 and @CoffeeNBooks have already posted their Mother‘s Day themed picks, and @Read4life is continuing with the Calendar Murder Mystery series. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else will be reading!

julieclair For those interested, the link to the optional StoryGraph Challenge is https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/eea8f8fe-5afb-495b-8c57-9c1c5be... 2w
Librarybelle Still thinking about mine! 2w
PathfinderNicole I‘m doing this one! 2w
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kspenmoll @PathfinderNicole Thanks for this suggestion- sounds like a fun mystery! I think I‘ll join you. 2w
kspenmoll My wedding anniversary is May 18! 2w
Avanders Oooh and yay! Have fun!! 😄 2w
Crinoline_Laphroaig What fun! I think I have Memorial Day cozy stacked. 2w
ElizaMarie My anniversary is May 22nd 💜🩷🩵 2w
BookmarkTavern Happy anniversary! 🎉🎉 2w
JessieKB Happy happy anniversary!!💗💗 I must get back on track this month 🙃 2w
julieclair @PathfinderNicole @kspenmoll May Day Murder sounds like fun! I haven‘t heard of that series - The Wiccan Wheel. Hope you enjoy! 2w
julieclair @kspenmoll @ElizaMarie Mine is May 23 💖 We will all be celebrating this month! 🥂 2w
julieclair @sblbooks That one looks fun. I need a Montana book for #ReadTheUSA. Stacked! 2w
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Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe
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Smarkies
A Late Phoenix | Catherine Aird
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Mehso-so

A quiet mystery which perhaps was not the most riveting. The interaction between Sloan and Crosby does lend to the witty exchanges in the book.

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andrew61
None Turn Back | Storm Jameson
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The 3rd of this trilogy finds Hervey married to Nicholas but about to have a serious operation. The bk then covers the 9 days of the 1926 general strike, + the characters are polarised btwn avid support of the cause + entrenched self-interest. What is interesting is how scared of revolution society was at a time when ww1 still impacts on lives + poverty is rife. A fascinating period, + good series. And the life of the writer is wortha bk itself ⬇️

andrew61 Just a mention of the choices virago made for the art on their covers . Here 3 wonderful Edward Hopper images captured the dark emotion of the characters. 2mo
LeahBergen Gorgeous! I have a couple of these waiting on my shelves. 2mo
Cathythoughts These are great 👍🏻 2mo
kwmg40 I love these VMC covers! 2mo
kspenmoll Those are such beautiful editions! 1mo
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Kshakal
Rainforest | Jenny Diski
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 👏🏻 2mo
Eggs Perfect 🤩 2mo
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mabell
Harm's Way | Catherine Aird
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A crow drops a finger on a footpath in front of a walker, and the best laid plans go awry.

Poor Crosby is back to the barely competent sidekick in this one 😆

Aimeesue Crows are the best! Caw! 🐦‍⬛ 3mo
Librarybelle What a great setup for a mystery! 3mo
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mabell @Aimeesue I see you‘re interested in corvidology! Kaarh, kaarh,kaarh, as it said in the book 😄 3mo
mabell @Librarybelle And icky 😂 3mo
Tamra I love your place setting! 😍 3mo
mabell @Tamra Thank you! I started collecting Wedgwood Countryside years ago, and picked up coordinating pieces as I found them. 💙 3mo
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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

My book club will soon discuss this engaging listen! Well-performed and set across England in 1932, Stella has something to prove with writing her second book. After dismal sales with her first biography, her publisher suggests she write a history of food in England. Still fresh in her grief of losing her mother, and navigating her own relationships, this does eventually get there. Stella‘s choices are less than stellar but her arc is satisfying.

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mabell
Some Die Eloquent | Catherine Aird
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Constable Crosby takes some initiative and investigates on his own! Inspector Sloan is trying to keep up with the murder investigation - and his wife prepping for the maternity ward!

rubyslippersreads Great photo! 3mo
LeahBergen Look at that old Bantam paperback! 3mo
mabell @rubyslippersreads Thank you! 3mo
mabell @LeahBergen I love these covers! I wish they continued through the whole series 3mo
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CarolynM
The Snow Ball | Brigid Brophy
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A sumptuous New Year's Eve party in the mid 20th century is seen through the eyes of a mature cynical woman and a young girl at her first ball. It took me a bit to get into the style of this one, but once I did I loved its wit and bite. Thanks Leah😘

batsy Happy to hear that you liked it too 💜 4mo
The_Penniless_Author The podcast Backlisted did an episode on this book, if you're interested: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pLtuEAsDMYwa4Uu53KZ5g?si=JwidsZ9_Skeq2dh9iCmnM... 4mo
CarolynM @The_Penniless_Author Thanks. I‘ll look it up😀 4mo
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CarolynM @batsy I think I stacked it based on your review, so thank you too😘 4mo
LeahBergen I‘m so glad you liked it! 😘😘 4mo
LeahBergen And maybe I‘ll get to my copy for next New Year. 😂 4mo
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