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I‘d been meaning to read this for a while and just finished up while recovering from a wisdom tooth pull ;) this was a lot of fun…. Loved reading about older characters with fun spunky personalities

5-8-25: My 32nd finished book of 2025! A historical fiction account of a group of female mystery writers including Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie trying to become members in the male driven Detection Club. Once they have joined and realize they will never being taken seriously, they set out to solve a real life “locked door” mystery of a young nurse brutally murdered. They travel between England and France to find clues and bring justice.

I love this series. I especially love listening to the audio of these cozy mysteries. The stories are formulaic but also entertaining.

Starting a new book while I wait for lacrosse to end.

47/100 I've seen a couple of reviews that said they liked the shorter version, more novella than novel, as opposed to the first two longer stories. I disagree, I don't feel the author had the space to adequately flesh out his characters or product a compelling mystery. I am still enjoying the series, and I'll read it if a fourth one is published, but I hope its given more space to develop next time. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 #Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Loved it! Murder mystery in the English countryside - plus the culprit wasn‘t who I thought it was and I love when that happens. Will read the next! 😊

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In a peaceful and respectful retirement community a group of four friends meet weekly to discuss and try to solve murders. The characters are nearing 80, but that doesn‘t seem to slow them down. They look in each case with the knowledge that they‘re going to catch their “criminal.” They use connections they made earlier in life and diligently take the facts and hopefully catch the murderer before anyone else dies. 4/5⭐️

This book is about a school obsessed girl named Pip. Pip is doing a project about the Andie Belle murder case from 5 years ago. It is told that Sal Singh murdered young Andie and then committed suicide, but Pip is certain he‘s innocent, and teams up with Sal‘s brother to catch the real killer.
This book was fantastic and brilliantly written! The whole book was well plotted and so interesting with every twist. It certainly kept me entertained.

This murder mystery takes place during a crime writers festival on a luxury train traveling through the Australian outback. It was highly entertaining and more than a little meta, as the narrator outlines the rules of writing a mystery while explaining the deadly events that take place on the train. I didn't realize it was a sequel but it didn't seem to matter--I will definitely pick up the first book in the near future!