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Reading the background information on Styles. A few weeks ago I bought the new „Poirot“ by Aldrigde only to realize I have an older version of this kind of background info book by Anne Hart already on my bookshelf. 🙈🙈🙈 Okay, this way I can check out the development of the Agatha Christie research from 1990 to 2022. 😜 #offtheshelf

#12Booksof2024 February
A book on the poisons featured in Agatha Christie novels. It was a really fascinating read.
@Andrew65

“But Hester, I‘m years older than you are. You can‘t really—“
“That is—if you want me,” said Hester with sudden doubt.
“Oh, I want you!” said Arthur Calgary.
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I'm not a huge fan of this one. I appreciate the idea that revealing a truth can injure those who are innocent, but there are a lot of strange ideas here about creating a family through adoption and about maternal instinct and about women---especially middle-aged women---that I have trouble getting past. (I was going to say the ideas about women are outdated, but in the current climate, it's clear that a lot of these ideas are still thriving.)

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An author I always enjoy.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#hauntedshelf #flerken finally picked up my September #doublebookspin #betterlatethannever #ispy #key #scavengerhunt #blood

I‘m on a roll…. For now 🤣 #hauntedshelf #flerken #wordsearch #crisp @PuddleJumper

I greatly enjoyed this Tommy and Tuppence novel, which was as much of a spy thriller as mystery. I loved Tuppence's cleverness, and Hugh Fraser's narration of the audiobook was perfect.

#gottacatchemall (prompt 31. Perrserker: Set during a war) @PuddleJumper

Seasonal Recs! #ihavequestions

Spring: Absent in the Spring by Mary Westmacott/Agatha Christie—It‘s in the title…😁
Summer: Mama Day by Gloria Naylor—major summer vibes: like a powerful, looming summer thunderstorm
Fall: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger—fall vibes, with a journey across the frozen Badlands
Winter: The Historian—I read this in winter in Germany so it‘s forever associated with snowy landscapes (and very effective blackout shutters)