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Finished a few weeks ago for #EBBR & as usual I returned my library book before doing a review.🤷🏻‍♀️I have to go with the others who think this one was a bit “meh.” I didn‘t find any of the mysteries that great or memorable except for Smelly Nellie which I did get correct, not because I know much about whales but because I caught a detail in the reading. I missed the ones about space & the axe handle but got the rest.

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A little blah. None of these were particularly fun and a couple required more specialized knowledge, which I find unfair in a children‘s mystery collection. Adult me doesn‘t know some of this. Little me definitely would not have. Other than the drunk birds, which I found cruel, this was…fine? I don‘t mind being wrong or unable to guess the solution as long as the cases are fun. This was missing the lighthearted fun I‘ve come to expect. #ebbr

As a teenager I read as many Sherlock Holmes books as I could get my hands on until I got a bit fed up. I‘m rereading this now and - 8 pages in, it‘s actually quite funny. Too many instances already but their visitor‘s 1st request on entering is to examine Holmes‘s skull. I‘m hoping to interest my kids in this classic. Introduction (Puffin Classic) by Judith Kerr. $740,000 in 1889 is worth $26,058,939.13 today

Hello fellow armchair detectives! What did you think of this month‘s #EBBR selection? No doubt 10 year old me would have enjoyed this as much as any of the previous ones, but old lady me found the cases a little lackluster…maybe a tad uninspired?

I missed a few as usual, though how anyone who is not a whale 🐳 aficionado would know anything about ambergris is beyond me. 😂

I‘ve never read any of the Maigret books - and they‘ve just reissued a ‘capsule‘ collection with these fantastic covers. Got one to try !

I've just received this lovely surprise package and am really touched. Thanks for the presents and the handwritten note. I love everything, but the bookmarks are probably my favourite. Thanks again for guiding us all through this incredible journey of reading the entire SH canon. I had a blast and I'm looking forward to the next chapters of our adventure! ❤️❤️❤️ #NoPlaceLikeHolmes #ForeverSherlocked @dabbe @Cuilin

When Roseanna came out in 1965, the portrayal of an independent woman travelling alone and being comfortable in her own body and sexuality, thus defying norms of the time, must have been original but is a bit outdated today. I didn‘t enjoy the writing style much either and Beck is a total bore. Overall, it‘s an engaging enough mystery and I love that the series was written by husband and wife (a journalist and a poet). First book in the series.

A blueberry and yuzu parfait is a surprisingly great pairing with Agatha Christie!

I‘m growing to love this series: gentle, seemingly soft-touch stories with gentle humour, but covering some tough subjects at the same time.

As one of the official languages of Botswana is English, I‘m claiming this for #English_Speaking #FictionalTraveler @julieclair

Also part of a series for #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

Book 77/80 #Read2025 @DieAReader