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Magdalenka

A Chill Rain in January | Laurali Wright

I think I like Karl … he has story to tell

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StayCurious

Loyalty in Death | J. D. Robb

#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR Ch.6-10: things are getting more serious as a group calling themselves Cassandra blows up one of Roarke‘s buildings and targets another. They see Eve as their adversary and she has ties to the highest “capitalist” of them all. Eve is trying to stop another bombing disaster like one that happened earlier in the century. ⬇️

StayCurious She‘s distracted from the Branson murder. But we find out that the brother of the victim is abusing his wife. Who happens to be the object of affection for Peabody‘s brother Zeke. What a complicated situation! 6d

StayCurious @Librarybelle @ShananigansReads @Gissy @AileenRR @Read4life @TheAromaofBooks @MrsV @CoverToCoverGirl @LitStephanie @LiseWorks 6d

LiseWorks Oh RedGreen love it 6d

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OutsmartYourShelf

The Stranger You Know | Jane Casey

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2024 Review:

Reading these books through again 5 years later is very revealing. I missed a ton of 'Kerwent' subtext the first time around, & knowing what I know about Derwent now, I can see how a lot of his banter & toughness is a front. The case also was a lot more interesting this time around & I've bumped my rating up by 1 star. 4🌟

OutsmartYourShelf 2019 Review:

DC Maeve Kerrigan returns in the fourth book of the series, and there is a serial killer targeting young women. As there are no signs of break-ins or violence, it seems the killer is able to get the victims to trust him, and the lack of forensic evidence points to someone in law enforcement. Maybe the killer is closer to home than even Maeve thinks. 7d

OutsmartYourShelf Maeve's boyfriend Rob, is pretty much out of the picture for most of the book, conveniently sent on a training course for 2 weeks. Most of the focus is on Maeve and DI Josh Derwent. I suppose the author wants Derwent to come across as a cheeky “Jack-the-lad“ type but mainly he comes across as an arse. There were a few glimmers of character development, but please, please don't put these two in a relationship. 7d

OutsmartYourShelf Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1545956259
Read 13th-16th Nov 2024

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#BacklistReadathon @clwojick @TheAromaOfBooks
#SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView 7d

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DieAReader 🥳🤓Excellent! 7d

TheSpineView Awesome! 7d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6d

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Nessavamusic

Passions in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel | J D Robb

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This was just ok. I will always love the wonderful cast of characters, however the mystery in this one was just a little dull. Also I am really over the house renovation side plot, can it be done already?! 3⭐️

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StayCurious

Loyalty in Death | J. D. Robb

#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR Ch.1-5: this one has an interesting start where Eve is called to a case where a man is dead and his lover/killer is awaiting the cops and ready to confess. At first we think this will be open and shut but it becomes more complex and there is the question of justice being served and what is the true motive. ⬇️

StayCurious Also, there is another case that Eve is reluctant to get involved in but finds herself being sucked in: one of her weasels reports that his friend was killed after making bombs for someone. This is probably linked to the creepy prologue. We also get to meet Peabody‘s adorable brother. It‘s great to see her in family mode. But is he linked to Eve‘s case? (edited) 2w

StayCurious @Librarybelle @ShananigansReads @Gissy @AileenRR @Read4life @TheAromaofBooks @MrsV @CoverToCoverGirl @LitStephanie @LiseWorks 2w

LiseWorks I love that we get to know Peabody more. I just hope her brother isn't involved in getting to Eve because that prologue was intense 2w

TheAromaofBooks @LiseWorks - It's so fun to see another facet of Peabody. I really enjoy how much she loves her family, even though she's chosen to take a path very different from theirs. But if something happens to her brother I'm going to be super upset!! 2w

StayCurious @TheAromaofBooks @LiseWorks I can see Zeke being used as a pawn in a grander scheme - he‘s sweetly naive 2w

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deirdrebeecher

The Long Call | Ann Cleeves

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Ann Cleeves has rock solid craftsmanship. This was a very satisfying and well executed read. But where as the Vera books are often A's for me, I would rate this as a B. I think it is really interesting to have a character who is recovering from a intensely religious childhood and being shunned as a young adult. But he simply doesn't have the vividness of Vera. Still went on to read and enjoy the next two books in the series.

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bookaholic1

The Body in the Marsh: A completely gripping crime thriller with a shocking twist you won't see coming | Nick Louth

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#56
This was good

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kellock

The Crow Trap | Ann Cleeves

Next up on audio

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StayCurious

Loyalty in Death | J. D. Robb

#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR we‘re on to the 9th book in the series and this one sounds explosive! As with the last book there are 22 chapters. We‘ll start out with our usual 5 chapters a week, then finish with 7 chapters for the last week. We‘ll check in this month on Nov 10,17,24 and Dec 1, the next few Sundays. Please let me know if you want to be added or removed from the main tag list.