pickJimmy is back. And he has mellowed. Love the descriptions of Orkney and the other islands. We nearly got there just before Covid. Don‘t think we will make it now so will have to just read about it. A good story. Kept me reading. Got me thinking at the end.
pickLorac continues to be great at writing salt-of-the-earth decent characters.
This one made me sad, though; the killer was... not someone I wanted it to be.
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pickA new Jimmy Perez story? YES PLEASE!
As usual, Cleeves deliver a wonderfully intricate story full of colorful characters, this time set in the Orkney islands versus Shetland. Readers get to know a whole new landscape and set of people, steeped in folklore and emotions.
pickDI Jimmy Perez fans: He may have left Shetland, but he‘s still on the case. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-killing-stones-jimmy-perez-and-w...
Publication is expected September 30.
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pickCleeves scores another solid mystery with 'The Killing Stones.' She sets up such a sense of place in Orkney and Shetland that you swear you were there. This is a spin-off of the Shetland series. Jimmy Perez returns when he finds his good friend Archie has been murdered. The case is extremely personal and emotional for Jimmy. Full of mood and atmosphere, this is a great mystery. 4 stars.
bailedThis bail is more a reflection of my reading mood than the book. Dorothy B. Hughes has interesting plots and writes well, but I just couldn't find the headspace to get into this one.
pickThis would be a perfect cozy mystery to read around Halloween. It has vampires, murder, and a seance. Sophie Watson is in charge of the haunted house for Old Town this year. The high school kids can earn extra points by helping out. The haunted house had a vampire living there supposedly in the past. When someone is murdered at a party with marks on their neck, the kids swear it's a vampire. Could they be right?
4⭐️
1. Thanks for the reminder! I need to pre-order the tagged book. It‘s scheduled for publication in October, just in time for my sister‘s birthday.
2. I don‘t usually have my act together enough to pre-order, but when I do it‘s probably part of a series. #two4tuesday
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This was one of my absolute favourite,edge of the seat adventure books when I was a kid.I could probably read it now and still love it!
From a children's book,definitely George Kirrin of The Famous Five,not perfect at all,straining against the constraints of girlhood,a clever rebellion against expected behaviours.
I read The Long Goodbye and would give it all the stars!!
