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Fun stroll through old England during the war, as a nosy Parker, who harrasses the people of her village about their sinful ways, is found dead, face down in a cess pool. Littlejohn meets eccentric character after eccentric character in search of the killer.

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majkia

Death of a Busybody | George Bellairs

December #ReadYourKindle @CBee

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BarbaraJean

Knock, Murderer, Knock! | Harriet Rutland

It‘s the last #BookSpin day of 2024! Thank you, Sarah, for running this challenge—I look forward to it every month! My last two spins of the year are: a mystery from my Kindle TBR (I‘d love to use it for the #christmascrimechallenge if I can make it fit a prompt), and one from my library list that I‘ve been meaning to read forever (and it fits a year I need for #192025). Looking forward to squeezing these into my already-full December!

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! I liked The Dean's Watch, although like the other Goudge books I've read it isn't exactly full of action 😂 But she can write such real people - I don't know, her books seem like ones I would find boring and uninteresting, but she completely pulls me in. 2w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks I‘ve only read Elizabeth Goudge‘s children‘s books before! This one has been on my list because I‘ve seen glowing reviews, but also because it‘s set in a fictional version of Ely, the English town I lived in as a child. This version of the cover features the Octagon tower of Ely Cathedral, which gives me so much joy!! 2w

TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, that is amazingly cool! A lot of the book is describing the town, almost as its own character, so being able to match that with real-life experiences would be amazing. I've also read and LOVED The Scent of Water, and read and quite liked The Rosemary Tree.

Do you still live in England?? 2w

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BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Oooh, now I‘m really looking forward to the town descriptions!! I don‘t still live in England—I just wish I did! My dad was a civilian contractor for the USAF at the time and we were there for 6 years, but moved back to California when I was 9 (which is where I ended up). I‘ve been back to Ely several times to visit and dream of moving back someday! 2w

TheAromaofBooks Oh that makes sense!! I was thinking that you were in the US all this time, so you threw me off by having a childhood English village 😂 2w

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks Hahaha... you are correct in thinking that I have been in the US all this time! I just have a sneaky international past 😂 2w

TheAromaofBooks Very international spy of you 😆 2w

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majkia

Death of a Busybody | George Bellairs

#ReadYourKindle for December. December!

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CBee It‘s hard to believe it‘s almost December! 3w

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Astroneman

The Mysterious Mr. Badman: A Yorkshire Biblio Mystery | W. F. Harvey

so-so

A little treasure...but without gold and diamonds...

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VanessaCW

Thirteen Guests | J. Jefferson Farjeon

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An enjoyable country house ‘golden age‘ mystery. Lots of characters and secrets. I didn‘t know what was going on until the end. It kept me on my toes and turning the pages. I read this with my local book group and the theme was a ‘classic‘. I think it fitted the bill as a British Crime Classic.

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VanessaCW

Thirteen Guests | J. Jefferson Farjeon

I‘m reading this with my local book group.

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kwmg40

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

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I'd read this a few weeks ago with #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub but am just getting around to catching up with reviews. The story was predictable and full of outrageous cliches, but I enjoyed it all the same. I loved all the gothic elements!

kwmg40 @Aimeesue @batsy @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @CatLass007 @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess_Read_This @jlhammar @julieclair @Kimzey @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @MrsK @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful 6mo

Ruthiella It felt definitely more like a gothic romance than a golden age mystery to me. But it definitely had its fun moments. 🦜 6mo

kwmg40 @Ruthiella Very true. I still liked the mystery aspects, though, even if there were no surprises at the end! 6mo

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Aimeesue @Ruthiella Thé parrot was the best! ? 6mo

LeahBergen I found it fun, too! 6mo

rubyslippersreads I think the Gothic elements were what made it fun. 6mo

CarolynM It was one of those “so bad it‘s good” reading experiences 😆 6mo

julieclair It was so much fun. Especially the parrot! 🦜 6mo

kwmg40 @Aimeesue @Ruthiella @julieclair So much love for the parrot! I'm a fan too. 6mo

kwmg40 @LeahBergen @CarolynM @rubyslipperreads It was definitely a fun read, but atmospheric too -- a good combination! 6mo

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batsy

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

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Objectively speaking, not a very good book (or mystery), but hilariously campy, silly, and hysterically gothic. I had great fun reading #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub reviews prior to starting, and everyone's comments on Cynthia really prepared me for her inability to understand what is happening right in front of her eyes 🙈 One is tempted to give her a copy of Northanger Abbey; better to be a Catherine Morland than a Cynthia! 🤣 Justice for Spot, btw.

batsy I almost screamed when having heard Gillman and Sybil discuss what can only be nefarious plans that involve her, Cynthia took a sip of the coffee that was brought to her and was like, "This tastes so weird, Sybil!" Then eats the rest of the breakfast like, "Hmm, all of this tastes so weird!!!" ? Even Spot, may he rest in peace, would have known better and barked at the toast. 7mo

batsy @Aimeesue @CarolynM @catebutler @Cathythoughts @elkeOriginal @erzascarletbookgasm @Jess_Read_This @jlhammar @julieclair @Kimzey @kwmg40 @LeahBergen @Lizpixie @MrsK @quietjenn @rubyslippersreads @Ruthiella @Tamra @Teresereading @willaful 7mo

CarolynM Justice for Spot! Our new club motto🤣🤣🤣 Great review. 7mo

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batsy @CarolynM Thank you! Lol Spot 4eva 🐶♥️ 7mo

Tamra 😆 Yes, poor Spot! 🐾 7mo

quietjenn Spot was by far the smartest character in the book 😅 7mo

jlhammar 😂 Yes to all of that! Great review. 7mo

batsy @Tamra @quietjenn He was definitely the sharpest knife 😂🐶 7mo

batsy @jlhammar Thanks! 😁 The group reactions and reviews definitely heightened the fun lol 7mo

LeahBergen Poor Spot deserved better! 😆😆 7mo

Ruthiella #JusticeforSpot ❤️🐶 The parrot and the dog were doing their darndest to tell Cynthia the truth. 7mo

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Jess_Read_This

The Secret of Greylands | Annie Haynes

so-so

Fellow #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub members, my thanks to you graciously being such good sports to read this novel. I chose it and am horrified how over the top it was! The best parts were your witty comments. I counted two times a villain was twerking his mustache! The simple dialogue and writing, dim heroine, non existent mystery it was all so obvious, and the bizarrely fast forwarded HEA all disappointed.
No cute deck drinks with this book photo! 😒

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Tamra I thought it was a fun read bc it was over the top! 😂 7mo

Jess_Read_This @Tamra I‘m so glad! I think I felt a little pressure in wondering how everyone was enjoying it/thought of it since I picked it that I probably should have sat back and enjoyed the ride! (edited) 7mo

Tamra @Jess_Read_This for sure! Besides, you didn‘t write it! 😉 7mo

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Jess_Read_This @Tamra Quite right! 😄 7mo

LeahBergen I‘m with @Tamra ! And I‘d actually try another one of her books (someday). 😆 Your new deck looks amazing! 7mo

kwmg40 I‘m only halfway through but enjoying it so far. I love all the gothic elements, even if they‘re way overdone! 😂 7mo

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen We had a thunderstorm roll in this afternoon which aptly turned the atmosphere Greylands like for the photo. One of these summer days I‘ll be getting a better drink and patio photo. 😂 So glad you enjoyed the book too! I was so busy overthinking it all! 7mo

Jess_Read_This @kwmg40 😂 I did a few times envision this book as a 1930‘s gothic type movie with the dialogue and Cynthia needing help for pretty much everything. I‘m so glad you are enjoying it so far too! 7mo

Aimeesue I enjoyed the over-the-topness. Sometimes it‘s fun to scream at the MC “Don‘t go in there, you fool!” and then watch them go in anyway. 😂 7mo

jlhammar Gorgeous deck! I‘m not sorry we read it. It was fun for what it was. 7mo

Jess_Read_This @Aimeesue 😂That‘s true! There is always a bit of fun in that. 7mo

Jess_Read_This @jlhammar Thank you! I‘m so excited to use it this summer. And I‘m glad found a bit of fun in the book. It was not quite what I expected but had so much in the club book chats about it. 7mo

Ruthiella Your deck looks fantastic! I‘m with you on this particular title 😂, but the discussion was such fun . 7mo

quietjenn No need to be horrified - sometimes it just shakes out that way and it sounded so promising! Hope you'll have many enjoyable days and nights on that deck! 7mo

batsy The deck looks lovely! It's very much a so-so book objectively speaking, perhaps even a pan, but the campy OTT hilarity is making me laugh 😆 7mo

Jess_Read_This @Ruthiella @quietjenn @batsy You are all simply the best to make me feel better about this book and liking my deck! Fingers crossed more nice days for reading on it this summer. It was a labor of love 😂 My back still isn‘t right lol 7mo

CarolynM I once chose a book for my IRL book group that was so bad (pretentious and cringey) that no one got through more than 2 chapters 😬🥴 At least this one was fun to roll your eyes at! And your deck looks fab😍 7mo

julieclair I totally enjoyed this book! Yes, it was a far cry from great literature, but it was still a fun read. And the back and forth of everyone‘s comments was a hoot! I think this was a great pick, because we all enjoyed ourselves dissing…. Um, I mean discussing… it. 😘 7mo

Jess_Read_This @CarolynM oh my gosh, I have to ask… what book did you pick?? Thanks for liking my deck and having fun eye rolling with the group on this one! I had fun too 7mo

Jess_Read_This @julieclair I‘m glad you had fun reading too! There‘s no better group than this one for dissing.. and/or errr discussing books! 😂 7mo

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