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Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

March 26, 2021

“It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma . . .” That’s the quote* that came to …

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The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

December 18, 2020

I look forward to reading each new Vera Stanhope mystery. Vera is a fascinating character: a veteran detective with a …

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Riviera Gold & The Lantern Men: unusual relationships

September 20, 2020

Riviera Gold by Laurie R. KingThe Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths I just read recent installments in two of my …

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Someone To Watch Over Me & The Silence of the Sea – Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

August 25, 2020

Someone To Watch Over Me (English translation, 2013) and The Silence of the Sea (English translation, 2014) are books 5 …

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Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

July 8, 2020

Recommended by my daughter Meg, consummate speed-reader of vast interests, genres, and forms, Doomsday Book ticked many of my boxes …

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The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

November 17, 2013

I saved this book—number eight in Louise Penny’s “Inspector Gamache” mystery series—to read while on vacation in Québec. Although I …

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Guest Review: Naughty in Nice by Rhys Bowen

September 2, 2013

GUEST REVIEW: In addition to adventuring around the nation’s capital, fellow blogger Discover DC Living is an avid reader, from …

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley

August 25, 2013

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is set in post-war England. Having fought in the war and mysteriously …

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Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear

July 17, 2013

Leaving Everything Most Loved is the tenth book in Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs series set in 1930s England. Maisie has …

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A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny

July 1, 2013

A Trick of the Light opens with a vernissage, the preview of an art exhibition before its formal opening. Patient, …

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