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Lies, Damned Lies, and History: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book Seven
Lies, Damned Lies, and History: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book Seven | Jodi Taylor
The seventh book in the bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyones cup of tea. Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Marys Institute of Historical Research, a different kind of academic work is taking place. Just dont call it "time travel--these historians "investigate major historical events in contemporary time. And they arent your harmless eccentrics either; a more accurate description, as they ricochet around history, might be unintentional disaster-magnets. The Chronicles of St. Marys tells the chaotic adventures of Madeleine Maxwell and her compatriots--Director Bairstow, Leon "Chief Farrell, Mr. Markham, and many more--as they travel through time, saving St. Marys (too often by the very seat of their pants) and thwarting time-travelling terrorists, all the while leaving plenty of time for tea. "Ive done some stupid things in my time. Ive been reckless. Ive broken a few rules. But never before have I ruined so many lives or left such a trail of destruction behind me. As Max would be the first to admit, shes never been one for rules. But in Lies, Damned Lies, and History, shes gone too far and now everyone is paying the price. Grounded until the end of time, how can she ever put things right? Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
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CaitZ
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My final book for #20in4 readathon and #Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter. I needed a break from Halloween. Once again an expedition goes awry and the time-traveling historians fight to avoid disaster. I love this series. 6 more hours for a total of 13.5 for the Halloween readathon. I didn't meet my goal of 20 hours but I had fun trying. @Andrew65 @Clwojick

Andrew65 A brilliant time, well done. 👏👏👏🙌🥳🥳🥳🍾🥂😍👍😊 2y
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GidgetsTreasures75
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1-17-21: My 7th finished book of 2021! In this 7th installment of the St. Mary‘s Chronicles, Max and the historians find themselves in more trouble than usual culminating in lots of changes for the team. Max must face the question:has she finally gone too far? Expect lots of time travel and laughs along the way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #liesdamnedliesandhistory #joditaylor 👍🏼📖#️⃣7️⃣

Deblovestoread Love this series! 3y
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ralexist
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In here is the usual bouncing about the timeline w/the St. Mary's crew. The coronation of George IV and subsequent humiliation of Caroline of Brunswick, getting caught up in Saxon onslaught with Arthur, Dux Bellorum, & the obtaining/stealing/returning of his sword, the downfall and redemption of St. Mary's, the obtainment of King John's "lost" treasure - & all of this with our MC Max growing larger & larger due to her pregnancy. Fun times!

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Preciouz29
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Wow, that packed a lot of action into not a lot of chapters! Lovely to see where they got the name Matthew!

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Dogearedcopy
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Two years ago, I started reading this fast, fun series about a group of historians who observe events in real time (yes, time travel!) but stopped right before this one. The prologue gave me pause but I should have had more faith in the author! It was the perfect book to tackle during my pandemic reading slump ❤️

The team from St. Mary‘s goes back to King Arthur‘s cave, King John‘s reign, and a disconcerting couple of days at Stonehenge!

Annl This is one of the books I have checked out from the library. 4y
Dogearedcopy @Annl This is the series that @Laalaleighh turned me on to a couple years ago! I won a giveaway from her and the first-in-series is one of the books she sent me ❤️ (edited) 4y
PatienceFortitude Watch out, later books in the series will absolutely wreck you 4y
Dogearedcopy @PatienceFortitude It‘s funny that you would mention that because I was already thinking about stopping here on a relatively happy note. That scene at Stonehenge made me anxious and then getting a glimpse of Book #8... It has a thing going on that, even in the best of times, I have trouble with. :-/ (edited) 4y
PatienceFortitude @Dogearedcopy I would stop reading here. The collections of short stories should be okay though 4y
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WeeWeegieBookworm
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Dr. Bairstow to Max, Peterson & Markham after every jump 😂
Half way through this series and I'm at the point where I think this at the start of every misadventure

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
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For a minute there I thought we were going to have a cliffhanger. A lot happens in last few pages. Awesome ending.

Crinoline_Laphroaig Ronan you Evil F***ing Bastard. 5y
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Kathrin
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A little St. Mary‘s was just what the doctor ordered.

Bad decisions, snappy dialogue and history!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

ralexist Love love love this whole series 😁❤️😁 5y
Kathrin @ralexist Me too! And I am not getting tired of it, which is unusual for me. 5y
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Verity
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Time for another dose of the madness at St Mary‘s I think.

Laura317 This series is just such fun! I just finished Roman Holiday - a short from the St. Mary‘s gang. I “read” them on Audible. 5y
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umbrellagirl
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When your library holds come in... Out of Order! And it‘s a series. And you‘re really not sure if you have the restraint to wait for the other two books.

For the record, I‘ve read 1-4 plus some short stories. 7-8 are now waiting for me and 5-6 show no movement on the ILL system. And it‘s a long weekend. 🙃

DGRachel Oh, but they build on each other. You really need to read them in order. 😔 6y
Bostonmomx2 Ya that‘s why I never put multiple #‘s in a series on hold....that will ALWAYS happen to me 😬 6y
umbrellagirl @DGRachel I know! I really hope I can wait for the others. I don‘t want to ruin it. 6y
umbrellagirl @Bostonmomx2 I should have known better 😉 6y
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ralexist
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Every. Single. Book. Is a whirlwind of awesome. Time-traveling alternative history with a misfit heroine and her merry band of quirky colleagues. If you don't know these books, start with the very first entitled Just One Damned Thing After Another and thank me later. There'll be tears and joy and peril and wonder. The characters will make you fall in love with them & want to throttle them, all within one paragraph. Just go read all the books now.

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Audrey
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Another fun entry into the time traveling historian series. Who knew some of the british monarchy were so mocked.

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howjessicareads
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#gymhair 😜 Enjoying this #audiobook! And proud of myself for making it here, even though I'm kinda wiped out from work.

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DarcysMom
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🌟🌟🌟🌟 for the story
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Zara Ramm's narration

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DarcysMom
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I adore Zara Ramm's narration.

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eri.reads
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I'm having much fun with this book today. I've been stuck in bed with a fibromyalgia flare and it's given me quite the laughs. #fibroreads #TCOSM 😄😹

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Abby-J
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The latest installment of The Chronicles of St. Mary's lives up to its predecessors. Each book in the series, which begins with Just One Damned Thing After Another, follows Max and her historian brethren as they travel through time "observing" history in real time. Taylor puts obvious research into the historical bits of the novels and the overall plotting is great. Late #recommendsday because I finished this last one this morning.

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DGRachel
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#funfridayphoto Favorite time travel books right now are these. So much fun. 😁

Bambolina_81 Ooh I like the sound of these! 7y
DGRachel @Bambolina_81 They are fun and Jodi Taylor has written a bunch of short stories available in ebook format, which are fantastic-under an hour each to read, so they're perfect for lunch breaks! I think she's going to publish the short stories in a collection early next year, too. 7y
Bambolina_81 Thanks @DGRachel I'll go and take a look 😊 7y
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Kathrin I love this series... I always listen to the audio book... the narrator is awesome 👏 7y
DGRachel @Kathrin Yes! Zara Ramm does an incredible job!😁 7y
LauraBrook This series is so dang good!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 7y
annahenke Love this series! 7y
Sydsavvy I agree! Love love love! 7y
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DGRachel
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If you haven't read the Chronicles of St. Mary's you need to go grab the first book (read them in order!). This 7th full length installment is full of the chaotic fun we've come to expect and love, but also has edge of your seat suspense, fear, and drama, and an ending to make you laugh til you cry.

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DGRachel
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"Don't let the bastards grind you down". Excellent advice!

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LauraBrook
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Bookmail from last week! Wish o could speed read them all right now!