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andrew61
The Man in the Queue | Josephine Tey
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Pickpick

Having red 'a daughter in time' years ago in which Insp Alan Grant is in a hospital bed, i was interested, to go to 1st in the series. It took me a bit to adjust to the pace + style of 1920's police mystery, but I soon enjoyed the characters + a thrilling chase in the Scottish Highlands. The ending wasn't great, but overall, I enjoyed stepping back in time when people queue for the theatre + get murdered for their trouble. Definitely trying more

Ruthiella I remember really liking the procedural aspect of this one. Tey‘s mysteries are usually all very different from each other. 10h
Cuilin I really enjoyed The Franchise Affair and always wanted to read more of Tey‘s. 8h
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mcctrish
Complete Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle
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All done and time to reconfigure my family room bookshelves

tpixie Fun!! 🤩 2d
Cuilin Congratulations, it‘s fantastic!!! 🩷 2d
lil1inblue 😍 😍 😍 2d
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dabbe This is MAGNIFICENT!!! 💛💜🧡 2d
tpixie I showed my son this. He really loves your city. He has a city also. 🧱 ❤️ 1d
AnnCrystal Excellent 👏🏼🤩👍🏼🧩💝. 1d
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DebinHawaii
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#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

For tonight‘s #HyggeHour I‘m reading the latest Encyclopedia Brown book for #EBBR & then catching up on a cozy mystery with my remaining time. I‘m hydrating (it‘s humid) with Hint watermelon water & noshing on this cute Neko Pan (bread with strawberry cream filling).

Mood is tired. Shoulder is still sore & I‘m not ready for Monday. 😵‍💫

AnnCrystal Hopefully some rest helps your shoulder 💝💝💝. 2d
TheBookHippie 😵‍💫 hope you woke refreshed! 2d
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BekaReid
The Maltese Falcon | Dashiell Hammett
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Mehso-so

I found an old volume of mystery stories & novels while antiquing a couple weeks ago. The first novel in the collection was The Maltese Falcon, which I have never actually read. It had some good twists but wasn't amazing. Overall this only gets a so-so.

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dabbe
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OMG. @Cuilin ... you're spoiling me! Thank you for these get-well delights. I had my first PT today and was told to lie low for another three weeks (going to appointments, though), so you've given me items to enjoy while my butt is on the couch! I can't wait to dive into the book, and I love that I can read little snippets here and there. The bookmarks are so cool, too! I'm so glad you're a part of my Litsy life. Thank you, dear friend. 🧡💜💛

Cuilin You‘re very welcome. 💛 Take care and REST for those three weeks. 🧡 4d
TheBookHippie Threeeeeee weeeeeeeeeks 😅 4d
dabbe @Cuilin 💜🧡💛 4d
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dabbe @TheBookHippie I don't think I can make it. I got reprimanded again for not wearing the sling. My doctor only said 3 weeks; the PT guy said 6. I said 🤷‍♀️ and went for what felt most comfortable. 😂 4d
TheBookHippie @dabbe I cannot help with the obey thing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 4d
dabbe @TheBookHippie There has never been a truer statement given. 💜🧡💛 4d
TheBookHippie @dabbe 🤣♥️🙌🏼♥️💋🙃 4d
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MaGoose
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Mehso-so

This mystery plot dragged a bit and was rather convoluted. I much prefer the previous Holmes and Watson novel I read by this author. (See my previous post.) I do like her portrayal of Holmes and Watson, though.

#mystery #detective #Holmes #litsylove

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MariaW
Alibi: Ein Fall fr Poirot | Agatha Christie
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Pickpick

I don‘t get the covers of these cheap ebooks. Somehow I imagined Fernkurs Park to be more opulent, but perhaps I am wrong. It is funny to follow Poirot trying to be an average citizen cultivating pumpkins. For sure he wouldn‘t last long and a murder case would sneak back into his life and Poirot is taking it gratefully. And The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is definitely a good case for a come back.

MariaW I especially like the unreliable narrator. It‘s a nice twist at the end and makes tge reader long for Hastings. 🫶 7d
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MariaW
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Agatha Christie
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„There‘s no doubt at all about what the man‘s profession has been. He‘s a retired hairdresser. Look at that moustache of his.“ 🤣🤣🤣 Imagine Poirot being a hairdresser. 🤣🤣🤣

willaful I think he'd love it! Imagine all the hot goss! 😂 1w
Librarybelle 😂 1w
rwmg The snark for clients who did not meet his standards for a suitable hairstyle would be epic. 1w
MariaW @rwmg 🤪 1w
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rebcamuse
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Well, I lied. In my last post I said I had a stack of books I got from a LFL that were going to wait until next summer. Well, I needed a book for a long car trip and grabbed this. I loved the Wallander TV series with Kenneth Branagh and have been eager to start the books. This is no. 6 in the series but if they used it for the TV series, I don‘t remember, which is good. I usually avoid reading mysteries that have been done as shows.

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rebcamuse
City of Bones | Michael Connelly
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Loved the Bosch TV series and I‘m from LA originally so excited to dig into these. Picked them up at an unofficial little free library outside a general store in VT, and sadly, I won‘t dig into until next summer. Ignore the pine needle basket on the top—pandemic project!