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BarbaraJean
Knock, Murderer, Knock! | Harriet Rutland
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I thoroughly enjoyed this Golden Age murder mystery. The characters are almost all over-the-top cariacatures, and as such, were hilarious. Gossip and judgment turns to murder and there‘s suspicion all around—and there‘s no shortage of witty dialogue and clever characterization along the way. This was my December #BookSpin (yes, another belated review!).

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w
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Read-n-Bloom
Penitence: A Novel | Kristin Koval
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Reading this today. It‘s my Book of the Month pick for February. Yep I‘m late getting started 😩 but it‘s been busy this month for me, in my mind and just stuff going on to keep me from starting. This book is a crime/mystery/fiction novel by Kristin Koval. So far it‘s a great read. So I‘ve high hopes for this one. Happy Reading! #LitsyReads #BookoftheMonth #crimemystery #fiction #crime #Reads2025

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Read-n-Bloom
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Been reading this all day. Trying to get it finished. #LitsyReads #NetGalley #crimemystery

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kellock
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As always a good read. I think I'm becoming a bit too well attuned though, guessed the murderer pretty early on.

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kellock
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I do love being on holiday.

tpixie Lovely tree 🎄 3mo
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kellock
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Next kindle read . . . Return to the outback

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BarbaraJean
Knock, Murderer, Knock! | Harriet Rutland
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“Mrs Napier walked slowly to the middle of the terrace, noted the oncoming car, looked round to make sure that she was fully observed, crossed her legs deliberately, and fell heavily on to the red gravel drive.”

Now that‘s a great opening sentence!! 😂

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BarbaraJean
Knock, Murderer, Knock! | Harriet Rutland
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It‘s the last #BookSpin day of 2024! Thank you, Sarah, for running this challenge—I look forward to it every month! My last two spins of the year are: a mystery from my Kindle TBR (I‘d love to use it for the #christmascrimechallenge if I can make it fit a prompt), and one from my library list that I‘ve been meaning to read forever (and it fits a year I need for #192025). Looking forward to squeezing these into my already-full December!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! I liked The Dean's Watch, although like the other Goudge books I've read it isn't exactly full of action 😂 But she can write such real people - I don't know, her books seem like ones I would find boring and uninteresting, but she completely pulls me in. 4mo
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I‘ve only read Elizabeth Goudge‘s children‘s books before! This one has been on my list because I‘ve seen glowing reviews, but also because it‘s set in a fictional version of Ely, the English town I lived in as a child. This version of the cover features the Octagon tower of Ely Cathedral, which gives me so much joy!! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, that is amazingly cool! A lot of the book is describing the town, almost as its own character, so being able to match that with real-life experiences would be amazing. I've also read and LOVED The Scent of Water, and read and quite liked The Rosemary Tree.

Do you still live in England??
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BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Oooh, now I‘m really looking forward to the town descriptions!! I don‘t still live in England—I just wish I did! My dad was a civilian contractor for the USAF at the time and we were there for 6 years, but moved back to California when I was 9 (which is where I ended up). I‘ve been back to Ely several times to visit and dream of moving back someday! 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh that makes sense!! I was thinking that you were in the US all this time, so you threw me off by having a childhood English village 😂 4mo
BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Hahaha... you are correct in thinking that I have been in the US all this time! I just have a sneaky international past 😂 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Very international spy of you 😆 4mo
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Susanita
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Another intense story involving Detective Elouise Norton as she navigates a thorny homicide case and her thorny personal life. #serieslove2024

TheSpineView Fantastic! 8mo
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staci.reads
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This was a fun mystery. I think it falls under cozy mystery, but I'm not positive I know what makes a book qualify for that genre 🤷‍♀️.

peanutnine I'm pretty sure cozy just means no on-the-page murder or violence 9mo
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