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Another fantastic read from Thomas King! Love this series. It‘s fascinating to me how Thumps is such a careful and deliberate person, yet the mystery is fast-paced and moves in leaps and bounds. Dragged reluctantly into another murder, Thumps is faced with ghosts from his past. It‘s a great mystery, with plenty of questions in the air, and just enough going on to keep you guessing without being frustrating. I‘ll keep on with Thumps for sure.

I‘m enjoying spending time with Thumps DreadfulWater again — it‘s been a while, and I‘d forgotten the dry, sardonic humour. Just a little ways into it, but I foresee a lot of twists and turns…

This is a so-so relative to the other DreadfulWater books I‘ve read. The plot of this one didn‘t grab me as much; it felt like a limited pool of suspects and that we were just waiting for the murderer to reveal themselves. The font in this edition was annoying as well. I do like DreadfulWater as a character, though, and have already requested book 3 in the series. Also, I love this author photo 🕵🏼‍♂️

It‘s a gorgeous Thanksgiving weekend 🎉 I love Thumps Dreadfulwater! There are lots of twists and turns in this mystery just how I like them

It‘s really feeling like Fall this weekend

If you love crime fiction but you want to read about more than just white detectives who solve white peoples' murders, you've gotta check out the Thumps DreadfulWater series. This second instalment (which stands alone) blends a cold case with a contemporary murder--and of course Thumps, who's decidedly not a cop anymore, can't help but follow the clues. The story's well-plotted, the characters are great, and there's the perfect amount of humour.

Crime fiction + braised kale and bacon over five-colour pasta. I MIGHT finish this book tonight, but it's more likely it'll bleed over into my #24in48 stack.

Not that I've got a proper stack. Maybe I'll read a bunch of short stuff from La TBR; maybe I'll give in to temptation and buy Burke & Jensen's last two Chaos Station novels. Maybe I'll just read a big ol' pile of comics. Anything could happen!