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Another brilliant police procedural novel featuring Vera 😁 never disappoints. Complicated twists and turns, thought I‘d guessed right at one point, but no.

When Vera is given a tip about the location a body from a person from her past, instead of one body, two are found. Possibly the best book in the series so far. Learning more about Vera and her father and watching all of the details of the past be uncovered made me sad that this is the last Vera book unread on my shelves.

Another great case in the Vera series. I really like how the team works together and plays to each other‘s strengths. This installment looks a bit into Vera‘s past, which is interesting.

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2. A student of mine as been trying to teach me a very fast dance with all kinds of hand motions, steps, & moves. We laugh & laugh because I cannot coordinate my top & bottom halves of my body. 😂😂
3. Pet peeve- when I find pages that are turned down at corners to book mark in library/borrowed book. Horrifying!!!!
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Tagging any Litten who wants to join in!

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Waiting while my son gets his hair cut- first time in months & months. ☕️📚

Getting cozy for my evening read while my husband finishes up his beef stew. I have tomorrow off of school for Veterans Day so I can really relax.
Entering Vera‘s world… a treat.

Lately I‘ve been enjoying reading books that have TV series episodes available too. Last night I finished The Seagull book then immediately watched the episode from Season 9
of the same name. Many details were changed this time, but the revealed murderer was the same and, of course, Brenda Blethyn portrays Vera Stanhope perfectly IMO.🕵🏼‍♀️
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The Stanhope mysteries are such great reads! Vera‘s father, Hector was a birder who was more interested in stealing and selling eggs and other things avian than growing his life list. Hector is dead, but his activities, and a couple of buddies, loom large as the squad works to identify a couple of (long-dead) bodies.

Lots of twists and turns. Great back story about Hector and Vera. We also get to know Cleeves‘ home-town. Also, justice prevails

I‘m the only person in the office today, so I could have my own little desk #concert and no one would care! OTOH the cafeteria is closed, so I‘ll have to leave early just to get some lunch.

Anyway, this grainy photo is Paul Rogers singing “Seagull” at a music festival a few years ago. He‘s not the handsomest man in any case, but that voice!

#letstraveljuly

This was a very pleasant and vivid read for me. Vivid because I‘m a Fan of the TV series and I can see and hear all the characters. Love that. The series so like the books. Such great detail of the countryside, makes me want to go visit. She seems to base her novels on places where she is living. I see she no longer writes the series about the Shetlands as since her husband died she no longer goes there. He was a bird watcher there. @MrsMalaprop

Obstinate, strong, and nervy Vera and her team have two skeletons to identify and investigate. The case is connected with bad boys in the Gang of Four; her cop father was a member. Closer to home than she is comfortable with, she is vulnerable but I like her for that. Love the series!

#Litsywalkers #beach #CapeCod #thegatheringofthegulls
Saturday my sister &I walked and walked along the Bank Street Beach, then into town. Less than a handful of people on the beach. The sounds of the waves breaking & seagulls chattering were heavenly.

I think this is the best of the Vera Stanhope books. Whilst a lot of events were in the past it was good to see how the team try to put events together and work out who was responsible for the two bodies found at St Mary‘s lighthouse. Vera also came across a touch more likeable in this one, along with Holly, and I think this helped. It was also good to learn more about Vera‘s past, which explains a lot! Strongly recommended! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8th book of the Vera Stanhope Mystery series. Gave us a glimpse into Hector Stanhope, Vera's dad. Book gets off to a slow start put picks up middle to end. The characters are interesting and the plot is intricately woven. Full of twists and turns which kept the pages turning. I highly recommend these books to those who love mystery thrillers. I suggest they be read in order as the stories build one upon the other. Group read with @Andrew65

‘Oh, I‘m interested in everything, Joe. That‘s why I‘m a bloody brilliant detective.‘ She gave him her widest smile. ‘That‘s why I‘m in charge and you‘re sitting there, doing as you‘re told.‘

Just starting The Seagull as part of a Group Read, as I continue the #24in48 Readathon Challenge. Just entering 7th hour of reading but behind schedule to complete the challenge.

Will be good to return to Vera and Joe and see what is going on in their lives.

Loved Vera! Discovered her in my latest library pick. She's so realistic and down-to-earth so look forward to reading more of the Vera Stanhope Mysteries.

A so-so read for me, love the Vera character but this book lacked some of the depth of the other stories in this series.

Thank you so much @ScorpioBookDreams I love everything! The book is awesome, we very rarely get overseas authors in Australia doing signings, and I love that you went with Lizzy (it's what the hubby calls me❤️) The Alnwick bookmark is beautiful and I love the Deathly Hallows "wish bracelet". It got here with no damage which was so good, auspost doesn't have a very good rep in that department. Love love love it all. Thank you!???

#FallIntoBooks #day30 #BestOfSeptember This was a terrible reading month for me because of my eyes. Out of the 14&1/2 books (halfway through Tower Of Dawn) only half were physical books, the rest were audiobooks. I cannot wait for my new glasses, even though the "floaters" will still be there hopefully reading will be a lot less painful. 14 books. Ugh. That's half what I usually read.?

Beautiful #bookmail! 💕

Another great Vera novel from Ann Cleeves. Though it wasn't one of her best, like The Crow Trap & Silent Voices which were phenomenal, it was still a well written British crime novel with Vera, Joe, Holly & Charlie working to identify 2 sets of bones found in a stormwater drain at Whitley Bay after Vera gets a tipoff from a former cop, now in prison for corruption. But he only revealed one body, so who is the unidentified female found as well?

Sitting in the car at the hospital, enjoying the early spring sunshine, though it's very windy which is keeping me cool. Bloody pain clinic, bloody doctors, more bloody medication. But I have a great book, the sun is nice & I'm having some quiet time looking out at the mountains. Life could be worse!🌞🙂

#BookMail today was exciting! It's my pre-order of the new Vera Stanhope novel by Ann Cleeves plus a stack of books for my #LetsGetCozy book swap recipient & for my #LetsHyggeSwap partner as well. Just waiting on two more items then both will be in the Express postbox asap!

#AndItsAugust #AugustMostAnticipated #BackToReading #MostAnticipated #day1 This covers both of today's challenges,these 5 books are my most anticipated reads for August.All are new releases except for the Folio edition of The Remains Of The Day which will be my first #foliofreaks addition.The Seagull is the new Vera,I Know A Secret is new Rizzoli&Isles,The Good Daughter is a new standalone & The Stone Sky is the final in the Broken Earth trilogy.