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Two women who barely know each other start up a marriage bureau in London after WWII. When one of their clients is murdered and they suspect the wrong person has been jailed for the crime, the two start to investigate for themselves. Really enjoyed this palette cleanser. Fun banter and great side characters (I would read this for Sally alone#) made me it easy for me to buy the next two books in the series.

Glad that I finally got around to trying this series. Delightful listen. Nice that I have several more to look forward to. If you like Maisie Dobbs &/or The Emmy Lake Chronicles (A.J. Pearce), I think you‘d enjoy Iris and Gwen.

⭐️⭐️⭐️This is a story I would enjoy as a tv series, but as a book it was a bit too much silly banter and non-detectives doing detective work for me.It read like a light mystery while dealing with heavy themes, and when I finished, I did wonder what the characters will do next even though I wasn‘t very invested in the current story.So I think if you like British WWII mysteries, give it a chance.&if it ever gets made for tv, I‘d definitely watch it.

Tillie climbed the stairs from the Bond Street Station out to Davies Street, blinking in the afternoon light.

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Three books I know I need to read this month…. The Right Sort of Man, The Once and Future Witches, and my #LMPBC pick which is The House of Salt and Sorrows. #busy #lotsofreading #bookspin #november

This is the first in a cozy mystery series set in post war London. Gwen and Iris have opened a marriage bureau - of course a client is murdered and naturally they want to solve the crime. But there‘s lots of interesting detail to liven up this trope. So fun that I immediately started reading the next available ebook I could borrow. The other book is on hold. 👍👍💚🐉

Recharging for the week ahead 🥰😎😌

1. Jimmy Perez of the Shetland series
2. Sometimes I can figure it out, and that‘s fun. I like to be surprised too though.
3. Adding the tagged book for an upcoming book club.
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I‘m so glad I was finally able to participate in #NewYearWhoDis! @Laughterhp ‘s list pushed me towards some stuff I‘ve been interested in for ages and plenty of mysteries I might not have found on my own.

I managed to read 9 of the books in January. I loved the ones with hearts on them and really liked most of the others, with only two that just weren‘t to my taste.

I also have complicated feelings about ONCE THERE WERE WOLVES. Review pending.

Oh, how I adored this book! Allison Montclair imbues her post-WWII mystery with pathos and psychological depth, plus top notch banter between characters you absolutely cannot wait to read more about. You‘d better bet I‘ll continue the series. #NewYearWhoDis

I‘ve made a good start on THE RIGHT SORT OF MAN, my first #NewYearWhoDis pick courtesy of @Laughterhp , and it‘s great so far! I hope I get time to wallow in it today.

Here are my #5thbookof2021 and #6thbookof2021

The tagged book really started me on a historical mystery kick.

#12booksof2021

#currentlyreading Two women open up a marriage bureau in London after WWII, and then one of their clients is ostensibly murdered by another. It‘s been a while since I flew through a book like this: started it this afternoon and I‘m already halfway done!

A few of you may know that my husband is away for a month. Today I got the red panda in the mail from him (told him to get me something from the zoo) 💚💚

I really loved this one and I‘m really glad there are more! Iris and Gwen were a great crime solving duo. So clever and smart. I loved this book and am so glad I read it. I haven‘t read a lot of books set after WWII, so that was an interesting setting.

What a delight! I found this historical cozy mystery while browsing for an audiobook to listen to during my commute. Miss Sparks and Mrs. Bainbridge establish The Right Sort Marriage Bureau but soon find themselves involved in the business of solving murder instead. It is set after World War II with lots of interesting period details, the narration was excellent!

This was such a fun book! Already reserved the 2nd book in the series from the library!

Really enjoyable AND counts toward my #awesomeaugust goal of finish at least one book! I discovered this title via a review of the newest book in the series, A Royal Affair—but that one wasn‘t available at the library. Plus, I like to start at the beginning of a series. Iris & Gwen are great characters, the premise of a London marriage bureau set right after WWII is a great one, & it was a thoroughly fun romp. @Andrew65

Congrats on your amazing milestone @LaurenAshley 🎉🥳 Good books, good wine and good snacks have made me happy during this crazy season 🍷📚🧀 😋 My inner introvert has been a-okay with staying home and social distancing in my backyard #la50k

I just got the sequel in the mail today and figured I should read this one first. Plus I‘m rapidly coming to the end of any light-hearted reading I get to do since I‘ll start getting books for my committee‘s consideration. Many of the books are fantastic but they definitely tend to be on the heavier side.

Ha!

I‘m not sure about the Sparks/Bainbridge matchmaker/detective set-up, but I‘m going to give it a go.

In a London slowly recovering from World War II, two women, Iris and Gwendolyn, start a matchmaking business: The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. However, their newest client is found murdered and the man arrested for the crime is the prospective husband they matched her with!

#mysteryman

#deardecember

An intriguing historical mystery about a pair of friends who run a marriage bureau and wind up searching for a murderer when one of their clients is found dead.

+2 for a mystery

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon

#LetstravelAugust #shelter

Ignore the title & this audiobook so far is witty, engaging dialogue, intriguing mystery & well developed main characters, female friendship, post WWII England social issues. Reminiscing of underground bomb shelters during London‘s bombing.

A great read! I loved it and couldn‘t put it down. One thing I noticed was it‘s very heavy on dialogue, like several pages of just dialogue. This wasn‘t an issue at all, just an observation. I‘ll definitely read anything from this author in a heartbeat ❤️👍🏻

My favorite type of summer nights 😎🍷📚❤️

Kinda wished this book had a different title, seems a bit cringe-worthy to me 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ But the summary hooked me, so hoping the story redeems the title 🤞🏼

A fantastic start to a new historical mystery series. I liked the witty, clever main characters and will be interested to see how the friendship develops between this mismatched pair.

#AprilStats Thank God for audiobooks. Five of my completed reads were audio. It‘s been another rough month - struggled to focus on reading anything, but the tagged last minute NetGalley offering was my favorite read. The top row of books in the image were also great fun.

A delightful historical mystery set at the end of WWII. The MCs were smart, strong, and sassy. The secondary cast was entertaining. I laughed and cried, cheered and held my breath. Not quite a cozy, but not a hard-boiled detective novel either. Definitely special and I‘m glad I dropped my other reads for this one. Exactly what I needed. Full review on my blog: https://tailsfromthedogside.blog/2019/04/27/the-right-sort-of-man/

Between listening to a couple audiobooks at work and a bit of reading the tagged NetGalley eBook, I‘d say I had a fair start on the #24b4monday readathon. Sadly, I cannot keep my eyes open any longer, so it‘s off to sleep for me! Goodnight, Litsy!

Y‘all, I have ZERO self control. 🤦🏻‍♀️ After promising myself no more NetGalley until I was all caught up, I accepted invitations to read these. I didn‘t even like the Ann Cleeves book I read last year, so what makes me think I will enjoy this one more? Send psychiatric help, please, as I clearly need it. Until it arrives, I‘ll be reading...

At least they are both the first books in new series. Series...🤪

Isn‘t it weird when you‘ve never heard of a thing, and then somehow it comes up in multiple books?

That‘s what happened with me and marriage bureaus! Last month I read a nonfiction book called THE MARRIAGE BUREAU.

And then this month Shelf Awareness sent me a fictional book about a marriage bureau with two women who team up to solve the murder of one of their marriage clients, and the result is delightful! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #howjessreadsin2019