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This paranormal cozy mystery is funny, but not without content warnings. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#a-new-lease-on-death

Publication is expected October 29.

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The Queens of Crime: A Novel | Marie Benedict

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Thank you #StMartinsPress and #NetGalley for providing this #ARC Advance Reading Copy. The expected publication date is February 11, 2025 • 4 Stars

“The Queens of Crime” by Marie Benedict is a historical fiction set in 1930s London, where five renowned women mystery writers secretly form the Queens of Crime to solve an actual murder mystery, inspired by real events. ⬇️

suvata The group, including Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie, tackles the case of May Daniels, a nurse found dead under mysterious circumstances in France. Their quest intertwines their fictional detective skills with real-life investigation, aiming to prove their mettle against the male-dominated Detection Club. The story explores themes of female empowerment, camaraderie, and the fight for recognition in a patriarchal society. 2mo

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Low-Hanging Fruit: Sparkling Whines, Champagne Problems, and Pressing Issues from My Gay Agenda | Randy Rainbow

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Randy Rainbow is back in print with a second memoir/essay collection every bit as funny, sassy, irreverent, and personal as the first! Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#lowhanging-fruit

Publication is expected October 8.

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City of Secrets: A Mystery | P. J. Tracy

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4.5🌟

P.J. Tracy's 'City of Secrets' is the fourth book in the Detective Maggie Norton Seeies. P.J. Tracy is the pseudonym for Traci Lambrecht, and she started these books with her mom.

Maggie and Al are called to crime scene, which end up being the killing of a CEO of Peppy Pet. He is in the part of town he has no reason to be. Sam Easton is asked by his mom to check on a friend whose wife has been kidnapped. Soon, these two crimes ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read become entangled in a mess of other things. Just how big will this case become?

There's a lot going on in 'City of Secrets '. Tracy ties it all up nicely. I was intrigued from the beginning. Maggie and Remy's relationship development is notched up a bit. Sam continues to battle demons but may have a new job on the horizon. His relationship with Melidy takes a step forward. Tracy is developing all the characters, not just the main ones, that gives great depth to the book.

Published August 20, 2024

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Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever | Lisa Pulitzer, Kim Mager

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I read the true crime genre to try to understand why people do what they do. I like my true crime to focus on the victims, and the investigation and then the perpetrator, finally the trial. In 'A Hunger to Kill' , Mager wrote in a totally different way that I have never seen with True Crime. We know at once who the perpetrator is, and then what he has done comes out in her interviews with him. It didn't work for me. ⬇️

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Mager wrote a lot about herself. It was more like a memoir with a true crime thrown in. I feel that the memoir parts of the book just seemed to bog it down. I feel the way she grew up was not a vital part of the book. She came across as a caring person, I just didn't like that part of the book.

Other readers seemed to enjoy the book, so if you enjoy the True Crime Genre, you may enjoy the book. That's the great thing about books, two people can read the exact same book and get something different from it.

Published July 23, 2024

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, Marger, and Pultizer for the E~ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

🙂Happy Reading 😊

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Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age | Kathleen Sheppard

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I was excited to read this book for a few reasons: I love to learn new things, it was about women at the turn of the century and because it was about archeology, which I have always found fascinating.

Women in the Valley of Kings is well researched and when reading it, I could see how the topic was loved by Sheppard. Sheppard was able to transport me to the late 1800's and early 1900's Egypt and the discoveries that were made. I found it ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read fascinating how they copied some of the wall paintings. Even how they were able to take so much from the tombs with really not a whole lot of trouble.

Though the book is well researched, I have to say at times it felt like a textbook. So much information was crammed into it. The flow of the book wasn't very good to me, either. I don't know if I am the only one that felt that way or not. I think if Sheppard would have had a chapter for each woman it would have been better. She combined some women together, but that may have been because they worked at sites together. Overall, my enjoyment outweighed my bad feelings, so I am giving it 3⭐.

Published July 16, 2023

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Sheppard for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

😊 Happy Reading 😊

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Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder | Kerryn Mayne

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This debut novel by Australian Kerryn Mayne has me champing at the bit for her second work. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#lenny-marks-gets-away-with-murder

Today—July 9—is publication day.

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The Rom-Commers: A Novel | Katherine Center

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Need some summer fun? Try this rom-com about a couple of opposites-attract rom-com writers. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-romcommers

Publication is expected June 11.

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Dead Tired | Kat Ailes

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Ready for a funny, cozy mystery sequel? Try this. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#dead-tired-expectant-detectives-2

Happy publication day (June 4)!

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Thorn Tree | Max Ludington

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I have to say that I am glad I am done with this book! It was ssoo slooow. The chapters are extremely long. Characters come and go for no reason, I could understand. I kept losing interest and fell asleep reading it a couple of times. I got to 70% in the before it finally dawned on me what it was all about. Then it just abruptly ended. Of course, this is just my opinion and some others liked it and even loved it. Read it and find out ⬇️

MonicaLoves2Read what you think about it.

Tentative Publishing Date April 16, 2024

Thanks to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Ludington for the E-ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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