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Ninety-five years of Nancy Drew!
The Secret of the Old Clock was first published
April 28, 1930.

BooksandCoffee4Me This and The Hidden Staircase were my favorites as a kid. 53m
Ruthiella Nancy was an important part of my love of reading as a kid. 🔍📚❤️ 28m
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I‘m currently reading this one. Written by a Scotsman and set in Sweden… lots of Swedish atmosphere and talk. Some good characters… this has been on my kindle forever.. first in a series. Im excited , it‘s easy reading and very good. 😊

Tamra I love the anticipation of a good series.😃 37m
Cathythoughts @Tamra Isn‘t it great 😁❤️ 2m
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Ruthiella I love her Jackson Brodie series. 😃 18m
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dabbe
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#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Sherlockians~
Fun discussion yesterday! And now only 12 stories to go! 🤩
Next up: Our last anthology of stories: THE CASE-BOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Discussion will be this coming Saturday, 5/3, and will be led by @Cuilin. ⬇️

Link to summary/analysis (spoiler alert): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AUp2hbd5B-czF0Byzp9GjDnHvUgKHQDC/view?usp=shari...

dabbe Note: We will be following the stories the way they were presented in the original anthological publication, not necessarily by publication date of each individual story. Some of these are also (technically) not in the public domain yet, but I have found a link where you can read all of the stories online for free:
https://ignisart.com/camdenhouse/canon/9-case.htm

We've almost read the ENTIRE canon! 🤩
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Librarybelle Thank you! 16h
dabbe @Librarybelle YW! I have yet to finish BROWN SUIT, so I'll be jumping in a wee late on today's questions. 💙🩵💙 14h
Librarybelle Totally fine!! 6h
Cuilin 👍💛 4h
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The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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(re)Reading on #Litsy with Christie‘s Capers (Reading Agatha Christie's books in publication order) Hosted by @Librarybelle
#AgathaChristieClubR3

4 Stars • Agatha Christie‘s The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) is a thrilling mystery-adventure that grabs you tight. Spunky Anne Beddingfeld, chasing a shady death and a brown-suited stranger in London, follows a cryptic note to a South Africa-bound ship. ⬇️

suvata Unearthing a diamond heist and a crook called “The Colonel,” she dodges danger and sparks with rugged Harry. Christie‘s twists and Anne‘s grit make this a page-turner, despite some flat side characters. A lively, classic caper! 20h
kspenmoll Love your review!!!! 18h
Librarybelle Great review! 18h
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DHill
Dark Sacred Night | Michael Connelly
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I haven‘t read Michael Connelly in years so I‘m looking forward to starting this one and meeting a new character in Bosch world.

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Librarybelle
The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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Time for our #ChristiesCapers discussion! I have 5 questions posted as spoilers; you can find them by searching my feed, the book‘s feed, or by the group‘s hashtags. Jump in whenever into the discussion!

Our next Christie is the short story collection Poirot Investigates featuring, you guessed it, more Poirot! I‘ll post the official notice tomorrow!

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Librarybelle
The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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5. Let‘s think about the ending. Were you satisfied with the conclusion, especially the “happily ever after”? Were you surprised by the identity of the “villain”? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

willaful I wasn't surprised, because I'd read it before. :-) It also shows Christie's talent for misleading... she'd use the same method again even more effectively later.

I have somewhat mixed feelings about the HEA because of the history of South Africa and the gender essentialism, but from a story standpoint, it's fine.
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Librarybelle
The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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4. The Man in the Brown Suit received mixed reviews when it was first published in 1924, with some more negative reviews stating how they missed this being a Poirot novel. Others commented on the change in tone into a more thriller plot line as the novel progressed. Think about the progression of the story for you--would you identify this as a thriller story? An adventure story? A mystery? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

willaful I think it's maybe too lighthearted to classify as a thriller, though it does have its moments. I'd probably call it an adventurous mystery? 22h
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3. We also meet Colonel Race in this novel. Race appears in later books--Cards on the Table, Death on the Nile, and Sparkling Cyanide--when he works alongside his friend Poirot. Interesting we meet him without Poirot! What did you think of Race? Why do you think Christie decided to make him a recurring character in her novels? #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

willaful Can't waste a perfectly good Colonel. 😂 22h
suvata @willaful 🤣😂🤣😂 14h
suvata I think Christie brings Race back because he‘s so adaptable, slotting into any story, unlike Poirot with his brainy quirks or Miss Marple‘s village life. His adventurous vibe and cool-headed charm let him hop from story to story because he‘s a steady and likable character, but he never hogs the spotlight. (edited) 14h
willaful @suvata makes sense! 12h
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