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Scottish noir, and this one is definitely noir. Very grim but still the black humor is there front and center. I do enjoy the personal stories and admittedly inappropriate humor and byplay between the officers as they struggle to find answers and hold back their own horror.

#Roll100 @PuddleJumper Last Roll100 of the year!

“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!! 😂

Tagging the first book in the series since this fourth one is not in the Litsy catalog. Published in 1987, it‘s a wee bit dated, but still not too bad and the mystery was pretty good. A bomb goes off at a cribbage tournament at an upscale hotel in Manhattan. Lt. Sigrid‘s partner, Tillie was there and is injured. She takes the case, but with two dead and two badly injured, who was really the intended target?

7th book for #ChristmasCrimeChallenge

Thank you so much @Soubhiville I loved the letter, catching up with you is such a wonderful afternoon of friendship. Thank you for the present. I‘ve wanted to read this book for ages! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season xxx

#whereareyouMonday

This Monday I‘m in 1980s New York City with Lieutenant Sigrid Harald of the NYPD. I‘ve only been to NYC once in the late ‘90s, but I know from books and other media that it was a little different then from now…grittier for sure. The reader gets a glimpse of this in this mystery series, but just a glimpse.

Had to use a different tagged title since “The Right Jack” isn‘t in the database.

This was a really good read with unexpected twist and turns really enjoyed reading this and look forward to other books by this author

Finished this on the way to our destination, reading in the dark with my neck light. Luckily my husband doesn‘t mind! Another great book from the In Death series!
#InDeath, 10

#WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks 880 total pts

I somehow ended up putting the fourth book in this series on hold at the library (I think from a YouTube recommendation), but decided to return it and start at book 1. It was a good start to detective series, although all the more heartbreaking bc you really get to know the victim through flashbacks. Lots of twists and looking forward to the next book!

Day 10 Prompt - Festive

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One of my favourite series!

December 10th #ChristmasCheer Festive #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @StayCurious