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OMG. @Cuilin ... you're spoiling me! Thank you for these get-well delights. I had my first PT today and was told to lie low for another three weeks (going to appointments, though), so you've given me items to enjoy while my butt is on the couch! I can't wait to dive into the book, and I love that I can read little snippets here and there. The bookmarks are so cool, too! I'm so glad you're a part of my Litsy life. Thank you, dear friend. 🧡💜💛

The Secret of Gumbo Grove by Eleanora E. Tate, am was good. This mystery is about a young girl, Raisin, who's cleaning up a cemetery when she stumbles on a secret about her town's history. The way the author weaves the mystery into Raisin's real life was flawless, but one character made me mad, Miss Aussie, who was trying to erase her own family's past.

This mystery plot dragged a bit and was rather convoluted. I much prefer the previous Holmes and Watson novel I read by this author. (See my previous post.) I do like her portrayal of Holmes and Watson, though.

#mystery #detective #Holmes #litsylove

Taken by Col. Pride to be introduced to a neighbour, Appleby finds his would-be host has been murdered.

Classic country-house murder mystery right up to the final drawing-room scene with the assembled suspects when the murderer is revealed. The humour here arises from Appleby's (and the author's) use of language rather than from the characters. Enjoyable but not as laugh-out-loud funny as the previous two books I read.

Just finished this. Loved it. I'll read her other Sherlock Holmes novels, of which there are at least two more.

#litsylove #mysteries #SherlockHolmes

Not a favourite collection from the British Library Crime Classics series. I couldn't quite put my finger on why, but I just didn't get enthused. Also one of the stories was a repeat, I'm pretty sure. (I've read it for sure; I don't remember where, but I only really read crime short stories in this series.)

I couldn‘t put this down. Maura owns a town pub called Sullivan‘s. In the middle of a blizzard several people are stuck @ the pub til the storm stops. One of them is the woman suspected in a murder years ago and she insists on her innocence. So the group decide to go over the details since they have nothing else to do for the night.

Just okay. The mystery was fine, but the characters were all 2-dimensional tropes. So much so, that I actually wondered if it was intentional, kind of like a spoof of a bad movie.

This was my #ThematicCozies choice for the August prompt #Travel .

#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

I never posted my review for this one, read last month for #EBBR & of course by now I have forgotten the cases & the ones I didn‘t solve. (I didn‘t solve! I think there were a couple.) 🤷🏻‍♀️

Did I listen to a kids book just to satisfy an #ispybingo square? Yes. Yes, I did! 🤣🤣🤣
#baldhead

It was really cute, though!