pickAn easy read that satisfies that tickle in your brain that wishes you could go back to a simpler time before adulthood slapped you in the face.
RL Stine was always a go to author for me while growing up, so I had fun digging into the rebooting of his Fear Street series.
This book felt like that campy comfort scary movie that I think we all have.
Reading it just felt like home and it was perfect for the week of spooky season.
so-soMy first Agatha Christie because I needed an autumn cover.
I've watched all of the adaptations so it was interesting to read the source material. I approve of the TV series inserting Hastings into everything.
He was angry that the Minister should have agreed to see Annette Oissel alone, an unprecedented action. No Minister ever sees any visitor without an official nurse in attendance. It is recorded that a recent Home Secretary, after laying down office, remarked to his wife, "How nice to be able to talk to you, my dear, without having the minutes taken by a secretary."
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Ah, those pre WhatsApp group times...
#mysteries #cozy #BritishLibraryCrimeClassics
Sometimes a #LowDrama #QuickSolve is all that is needed.
pickDoing a re-read of Catherine Aird's Callshire Chronicles. Dating from the late 60's to 80's. She wrote classic British Detective stories. They tend to be very competent and entertaining and are a good option for those who enjoy Agatha Christie. On the negative side her personal politics and opinions do seep into the books and she is comes across as stuffy and Thatcherite.
pickWhile each book has a murder or missing persons, there‘s an overarching mystery that keeps me coming back. When Sophie‘s body washes ashore, Mila must return to France to care for her stepsister/best friend‘s daughter, Ani. She also takes Sophie‘s job at her stepmother‘s investigative service, leaving behind her life and fiancé back in England. Why were Sophie and her husband out sailing during a storm? So I wait for the next installment.
pickI'm shocked that I enjoyed this as much as I did. There were places where I giggled. It was truly funny. The serious parts were written without banter. Touching, charming, a good read. I only chose it for the prompt. I would never have picked it up on my own. Good gravy, I love reading challenges. Seven sins in title ##SPNBOOKBINGO2025 @OutsmartYourShelf
pick#cozy #ConstableEvansMystery
1.Constable Evans walks a beat in a small village in Wales. A superior requests that he accompany a film company that is filming a documentary of the raising of a WWII German bomber sunk in a nearby lake.When one of the companies‘ members is murdered,Evans has to investigate.
2.An American woman arrives in the village,claiming she is involved in research of psychic powers.Upon convincing a local barmaid,Betsy that⬇️
