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OutsmartYourShelf
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2nd Nov 1952 in Croydon, Surrey & two teenagers, Derek Bentley (19) & Christopher Craig (16), tried to break into a warehouse from the rooftop. Police were called & in the ensuing minutes, one police officer was wounded & another was tragically killed. It's one of the worst examples of the British 'justice' quirk of joint felonious enterprise (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf - where everyone complicit in the crime can be charged with murder if someone is killed in the carrying out of the crime - & brought about the frankly ludicrous situation where the person who fired the gun served time in prison, whilst the one who was not carrying a gun, didn't fire a shot, & was under custody of the police officers on the rooftop for almost all the time, was hanged. 16h
OutsmartYourShelf Short Review: Excellent review of the case & correction of the author's previous book on the case. 4.5🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Pen & Sword, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7119874065
Read 15th-19th Jan 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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DieAReader 🎉Excellent 12h
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OutsmartYourShelf
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From the Biblical murder of Abel by his brother Cain, assassination has been a drastic solution carried out by many of the millennia. This book takes a look at some of the pivotal assassinations which were either ordered or committed by the rulers of Greece, Rome, & Egypt, plus the less well-known Hittites & Persians to name a few. Some of them were even victims too.

OutsmartYourShelf The book is not linear with regards to timelines so the reader wanders in & out of civilisations sometimes circling back. Many of the assassinations are suspected (i.e. the death of Alexander the Great, & that of several important Romans, etc) but the evidence is suggestive yet equivocal in many cases. To little surprise, ancient Rome takes up quite a bit of the book, ranging across several chapters. 17h
OutsmartYourShelf My only quibble is that I expected this to be a more interesting read than it turned out to be as it was a little academically dry in places. 3⭐

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Pen & Sword History, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7213668786
Read 23rd-27th Jan 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
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DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 12h
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The Outcast Mage | Annabel Campbell
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#BookMail is being sniffer tested by #ShadowCat

It's official, there is an epic fantasy I like. 😮😮😮 😁😁

Book was published today, I'm 89% done with the #NetGalley #ARC.

AnnCrystal 💕😹💝. 2d
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I'm a big fan of Chuck Wendig. He combines horror and supernatural elements together in such a unique way that every book of his I read takes me on a new unforgettable journey.

The decent into madness in this story by one of the characters was truly terrifying. 😱

Great read for horror fans! #NetGalley

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Good Dirt | Charmaine Wilkerson
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OutsmartYourShelf
Gruesome Getaway | R. N. Cogley
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23-year-old student Tadhg Kelly & his twin brother, Declan, are about to head off for a weekend getaway. Declan will be joined by his girlfriend Katie but Tadhg recently split with his boyfriend when he caught him cheating so he will be third-wheeling & not looking forward to it. As they get near to their destination they stop at a rundown petrol station for supplies & the man there is friendly until they tell him where they are headed.

OutsmartYourShelf The man tells them to turn around & go home, & they leave feeling a bit shook up but decide he was just a bit weird & they carry on. They reach the village & everything is old - cars, houses, the way the people there dress - & the people seem very odd. The cabin itself is lovely, but weird things start to happen & Tadhg starts to notice a unique Celtic symbol wherever they go. They finally decide to leave but is it already too late?
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OutsmartYourShelf I liked the basic premise, it had the vibe of 'The Wicker Man' crossed with an episode of Supernatural. It also had good pace & an intriguing storyline, although the ending was a little disappointing after all the build-up. It was a quick fun read, especially if you like creepy horror books. 4🌟

TWs: blood, injury detail, infidelity.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Cranthorpe Millner Publishers, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2d
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