Merry Christmas! Orange/cranberry Irish soda bread, coffee & a Jolabokaflod book from my son. Blessings to all those who cannot, do not celebrate.
Yet another from my extensive collection of seasonal crime novels….
#Day22
#Snow
#ChristmasCheer
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs
“Mrs Napier walked slowly to the middle of the terrace, noted the oncoming car, looked round to make sure that she was fully observed, crossed her legs deliberately, and fell heavily on to the red gravel drive.”
Now that‘s a great opening sentence!! 😂
pickA soft pick. The plot is a little strained and there was too much mysticism for my taste.
On Christmas Eve, six passengers on a train which has been stalled due to the snow decide to walk to the next train station but find themselves instead taking shelter in a manor house where the fires are lit, the tea is laid but no one is home…murder and mystery ensue…
Read for #ChristmasCrimeChallenge
pickIn this Inspector Alleyn mystery, Alleyn investigates a grisly murder that happens during the performance of a ritual English folk dance and mummer's play to celebrate the Winter Solstice.
I'm using this for my final prompt of #52bookclub24, “Set during a holiday you don't celebrate,“ and with this, I've completed my 2024 challenge!
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.
#ReadYourKindle @CBee
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!
Had a really relaxing time last night with Christmas piano tunes, candles, a comfy blanket, and a holiday themed whodunnit. Sometimes, I think the older I get, the more time it takes to create these moments.
#Christmas #murder #mystery #winter #readKY #ebook #home #relaxation #quiet #raremoments
Friday night at my house!
