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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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bookandbedandtea
The Hangman's Song | James Oswald
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I'm enjoying a wee visit to Scotland with my morning tea 😊

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mabell
Harm's Way | Catherine Aird
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Pickpick

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! 🐦‍⬛ 2mo
Librarybelle What a great setup for a mystery! 2mo
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mabell @Aimeesue I see you‘re interested in corvidology! Kaarh, kaarh,kaarh, as it said in the book 😄 2mo
mabell @Librarybelle And icky 😂 2mo
Tamra I love your place setting! 😍 2mo
mabell @Tamra Thank you! I started collecting Wedgwood Countryside years ago, and picked up coordinating pieces as I found them. 💙 2mo
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EadieB
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#JoyousJanuary #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2024
#Saturday13thJanuarythruSunday21stJanuary #ReadAway2024

The brutal massacre of the Harford family at Potwoolstan Hall in Devon in 1985 shocked the country and passed into local folklore. And when a journalist researching the case is murdered twenty years later, the horror is reawakened.

EadieB Sixteenth century Potwoolstan Hall, now a New Age healing centre, is reputed to be cursed because of the crimes of its builder, and it seems that this inheritance of evil lives on as DI Wesley Peterson is faced with his most disturbing case yet. As more people die violently, Wesley needs to discover why a young woman has transformed a dolls house into a miniature reconstruction of the massacre scene. 3mo
EadieB And could the solution to his case lie across the Atlantic Ocean, in the ruined remains of an early English settlement in Virginia USA? When the truth is finally revealed, it turns out to be as horrifying as it is dangerous.
The mass murder at Potwoolstan Hall in 1985 has a lot of characters that have changed their name in this modern day mystery which was never solved in 1985.
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EadieB The characters are a bit confusing and hard to keep straight. Wesley and Pam's marriage is going through a tough period as she is taking care of 2 children by herself and her husband is always at work. I'm hoping their marriage gets straighten out and Wesley and Pam stay together. If you like murder with lots of characters then you will love this book. I'm looking forward to the next installment of this Wesley Peterson book! 3mo
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Crazeedi What number is this one? Now I have to look up where I stopped! 3mo
EadieB @Crazeedi it‘s number 9 which I‘ll be sending you 8 and 9. 3mo
Crazeedi @EadieB awesome! I know you gave me the ones I've read, so I'm probably on track, thank you so much 3mo
EadieB @Crazeedi You‘re welcome! 3mo
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Librarybelle
Hot to Trot | M. C. Beaton, Rod Greene
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The first Agatha Raisin written by R.W. Green, and it felt so much like the older Agatha Raisin books! Humor, danger, and way more about the murder than Agatha‘s concerns over her love life. And, Penelope Keith as the voice narrator! Great listen!

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kspenmoll
Murder at St Anne's | J. R. Ellis
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Amidst constant Yorkshire cold & snow,DCI Jim Oldroyd & his SGT Andy Carter,are called to investigate the horrendous murder of a popular Rev.Clare Wilcox in her church,St Anne‘s.Church members attribute her murder to the monk ghost who has haunted the church for decades.With too many suspects,Oldroyd researches the history of the church,its members & its leaders,leading him to arrive at more questions than answers.A personal twist adds suspense.

TheSpineView Fantastic ❤️ 3mo
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kspenmoll
Murder at St Anne's | J. R. Ellis
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#joyousjanuary
Goals: read buddy read sections- other than that read as the mood strikes me.

Andrew65 Hope it went well 😁 3mo
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Librarybelle
Beating About the Bush | M. C. Beaton
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I so greatly enjoyed this one! Agatha continues to ponder over her love life, but the mystery seemed to be much more the center of the storytelling. And, there‘s a donkey. Agatha and a donkey are like the greatest thing to witness!

I‘m almost caught up to the current publication in the series!

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Justanothercoupleofpages
Find Them Dead | Peter James
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Book 71 of the year done and my second by @peterjamesuk like the previous book I really enjoyed this one and found myself reading big chunks of this book in one go, now to discover the rest in the #grace series #bookstagram #book #books #booksbooksbooks #read #readtoreset #reader #crime #thiller #whodoneit #bookreview #bookworm

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rwmg
Death at the Chase | Michael Innes
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Martyn Ashmore believes that on one day each year an attempt is made on his life. On the day in question he meets Sir John Appleby, invites him to lunch and as they are about to enter the house a heavy piece of masonry falls between them. Although sceptical at first, Appleby decides to investigate further.

I had a big grin while reading this thoroughly enjoyable excursion which every now and then burst into a fit of giggles.

Ruthiella This sounds great. And yet another mystery writer I‘ve never heard of. 5mo
rwmg @Ruthiella, he wrote from the 1930s to 1980s across a variety of mystery subgenres. I find him very funny but a lot of people do find him just pompous 5mo
bthegood Stacked - sounds good - 🙂 5mo
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