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Death in the Floating City
Death in the Floating City: A Lady Emily Mystery | Tasha Alexander
11 posts | 10 read | 8 to read
The Huffington Post calls Tears of Pearl author Tasha Alexander "one to watchand read" and her new Lady Emily mystery set in Venice proves it! Years ago, Emily's childhood nemesis, Emma Callum, scandalized polite society when she eloped to Venice with an Italian count. But now her father-in-law lies murdered, and her husband has vanished. There's no one Emma can turn to for help but Emily, who leaves at once with her husband, the dashing Colin Hargreaves, for Venice. There, her investigations take her from opulent palazzi to slums, libraries, and bordellos. Emily soon realizes that to solve the present day crime, she must first unravel a centuries old puzzle. But the past does not give up its secrets easily, especially when these revelations might threaten the interests of some very powerful people.
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shanaqui
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Well crumbs, I didn't see that coming! I feel like I must've missed a clue, there.

I'm starting to let my guard down and trust that Colin isn't going to be an arse again, but hmph. Nope. Still a bit mad at him.

Also, belated post, but lookit, I made a line! #BookSpinBingo

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shanaqui

In roughly 25 hours, I need to read the whole of this, 100 pages of Juliet Marillier's Den of Wolves, and 100 pages of Skyward Inn, in order to finish my #DoubleSpin book and get a #BookSpinBingo line... Put like that, it's very doable; just read 100 pages of this in my nighttime bath. 😁

shanaqui Realised I have two days, actually, because August has 31 days. Not sure why I thought otherwise for a bit there... 2y
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MelHopton
Mehso-so

This was a peculiar book: a relatively easy read with an awful lot of references to infertility and "Carry On" style allusions to having sex. The two stories are fab. It is well woven and unfolds beautifully. The detective couple are ok (apart from the sexy talk) but there seemed to be a lot of red herrings and extraneous characters that just irritated me. Apart from a few references to corsets, it could have been set in the 20th century. Odd.

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Jessicakay
Pickpick

I didn't have high hopes for this title going into it, I can't really say why, but I was sorely mistaken. Masterfully written and thoroughly engaging, Alexander kept me engaged without losing me on lengthy foreshadowing. I was very impressed, and will be looking into more of this series.

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deniselynn
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On to the next Lady Emily mystery!! 👍🏻😁⭐️📚☕️

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johnnie_cakes
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The Lady Emily books are my hands-down favorite historical mysteries. I was THRILLED to see one in the bookstore at the Doge's Palace here in Venice.

balletbookworm I ❤️ this picture 8y
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BookswithTea
Pickpick

Not the best in the series, but I enjoyed the dual story lines in this one. Unfortunately, the murderer's motive was not made super clear and wasn't all that believable. Overall, a fun and fast-paced read.

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BookswithTea
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New bookmarks are fun too!😊

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BookswithTea
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Starting #7 in this Victorian mystery series. Most have been pretty good!