Litsy

The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou | Eleni Kyriacou

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This is fiction, but is based on/inspired by a true crime which culminated in the penultimate execution of a woman in Britain in the 1950s. It‘s told from the viewpoint of Zina and also her young Greek translator, Eva, and encompasses immigration, cultural translation and the treatment of women, particularly in the legal system, as well as the “whodunnit” element itself. The courtroom scenes are particularly sobering.

Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻 I enjoyed this one. 1d

Tamra I still have this one TBR. 20h

squirrelbrain I loved this! She has a new one coming out in early May - doubtful if I‘ll get to it before then…. 🤦‍♀️ In fact, now you have a Kindle, have you thought about trying NetGalley? Free books, before they‘re published! ☺️🤪😲 16h

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Sharpeipup

The Husbands | Holly Gramazio

So excited to see this getting adapted for the small screen and thrilled with casting Juno!

Lesliereadsalot Perfect casting! 2d

Kristy_K I love her! She‘ll be great in this role. 1d

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Born.A.Reader

The Brothers of Baker Street: A Mystery | Michael Robertson

#doorway ##DynamicDs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Beautiful 💜💙 2d

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Jas16

The Underground Library | Jennifer Ryan

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Three resilient young women are brought together by a London library and their shared love of reading. When the library is damaged by bombs they help set up a small library in an Underground station working for their neighbors as they deal with their own issues. It has its melodramatic moments but overall balances strife, pluckiness, friendship, and a dash of romance to tell a charming story about the power of books and community.

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Leftcoastzen

The White Trilogy: A White Arrest, Taming the Alien, and The McDead | Ken Bruen

I only read a couple of his books, enjoyed them !😢 https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/03/30/irish-crime-writer-ken-bruen-dies-...

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galueth28

The Fire in the Glass | Jacquelyn Benson

#bookspinbingo list for April

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CSeydel

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World | Steven Johnson

April #bookspin - The Ghost Map, which I‘ve been wanting to read for years (and now I own a copy!)

#doublespin - Forgotten on Sunday, an #auldlangspine pick that I‘ve been looking forward to reading but haven‘t gotten around to yet. Yay!

TheAromaofBooks

Lesliereadsalot I think you‘ll love Forgotten on Sunday! 3d

CSeydel @Lesliereadsalot I think so too! 3d

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2d

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Nessavamusic

Famous Last Words | Gillian McAllister

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A fun twisty domestic thriller, that is just a touch too long. 4⭐️

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humouress

The Husbands | Holly Gramazio

The premise is that Lauren is single but coming home from her best friend's hen night (a little worse for wear) she finds a strange man in her flat. Turns out he's her husband; but when he goes into the attic, a different husband comes down, and Lauren's world is a bit different (paint, carpets, books).
Ridiculous premise but has me laughing.

Read this one (I'm not even halfway yet)

humouress If she doesn't like him, she sends the newest husband into the attic and tries out the next one. It also affects those close to her (though they don't know it) like the time her sister hadn't had kids. Problem solved; change husbands. 4d

humouress Ch 30: With a late-February husband she finds crocuses coming up in her garden, and she relaxes her search for a while, resting in a world where someone bothered to plant bulbs in autumn. Over the course of a week the flowers crest the dirt and start to open. They‘re wonderful. But the husband himself is not to her taste; she moves on when the crocuses start to fade and she finds that nobody has planted daffodils for March. 3d

humouress Ch 2: He sounds very industrious. She doesn‘t have a vegetable patch, but perhaps he‘s brought it with him.

‘That‘d be great,‘ he says. ‘Just gimme a sec. The attic light was out when I was up there yesterday, let me change it while I remember.‘
‘Yeah,‘ she says, ‘okay.‘ She heads into the kitchen while he stays on the landing and pulls the ladder down – hears him jerk it to one side at the place where it always catches, like he‘s lived here for⬇ (edited) 3d

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humouress ⬇ years. In the fridge, she is confronted by three different milks in a row: oat, cashew, dairy. God, and what if he drinks it black? He‘s an architect, after all. She‘ll just have to ask, and if he thinks it‘s weird then so be it. Maybe it‘ll be a way into a conversation that she still doesn‘t know how to start. ‘Do you want milk?‘ she calls out, stepping back on to the landing with the blue mug in her hands. 3d

humouress ⬇ ‘What?‘ says an entirely different man, climbing down the ladder from the attic.

Ch 3: She looks at the dark square. ‘Up there. Is Mich– was there anyone in the attic?‘
‘Like a squirrel? Mice? I don‘t think so. Do you want me to check?‘ He stands, one hand on the ladder, teetering between irritation and concern. The mug is still warm in her hands.
‘Yes,‘ she says.
‘Are you sure you‘re okay?‘
‘Yes. Yes, if you could check, please.‘ (edited) 3d

humouress ⬇The husband tightens his shapely lips and climbs partway back up the ladder, and then continues, up, up, all the way in, his bare feet (uncalloused, perfectly formed) disappearing before her eyes. There‘s a moment of movement and brightness above her, like a flash of sunlight through train windows, and a sharp crackle.
A moment later a blue furry slipper emerges from the trapdoor. And another.
Huh. (edited) 3d

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