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Murder After Christmas
Murder After Christmas | Rupert Latimer
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catiewithac
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First read of 2024! Surprising twist ending and lots of quirky characters! The author was very fond of the word “slither” using it 7 times. 🐍 ☃️ 🍫

Thanks for the gift! @JamieArc
#LitsyLove

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 🧡 3mo
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kspenmoll
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This book is unexpectedly funny! 😂

batsy It is! I thoroughly enjoyed it when I read it. 3mo
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kspenmoll
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#Jolabokaflodswap #Jolabokaflodswap2023

Thank you so much @Christine for this perfect book and amazing amount of chocolate, bookmarks and stickers! My husband has already claimed some chocolate so it will be shared! Happy Jolabokafod to you! I could not wait for “ eve” so I opened it at 11:15 this morning! I was too excited!!!!

Thanks so much for organizing this swap!!!! @MaleficentBookDragon

LeahBergen Lovely! I have this book waiting for me, too. 👏 3mo
Christine Oh I'm so glad you're enjoying! That book looks so great, I look forward to your review! And fun that the chocolate joy will be shared. 🥰 Happy Jolabokaflod and Merry Christmas!! 3mo
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catiewithac
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Jamie 💗 Thank you for this sweet holiday gift! I truly enjoy these classic Christmas murder mysteries. I‘m fully addicted to the Michigan mint chocolates you always send. And cinnamon sugar toast is one of my favorite late night snacks!!!!! I‘m very excited to try the fancy Penzys blend! Thank you! Wishing you a merry holiday 😘🥰 #LitsyLove

catiewithac @JamieArc p.s. I‘m obsessed with this wrapping paper! There are mushrooms on it 🤩 🍄 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great package 💜🧡 3mo
JamieArc That‘s one of my favorite snacks too! And how did I not know you are a lover of mushrooms??? I am too! Glad you appreciate the paper as much as I do! Happy holidays, friend! 3mo
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LeslieO
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Really enjoying this one. So funny and clever. #tistheseason #seasonsreadings

Tamra I have this on Kindle and is about to expire! Better hop to it! 3mo
LeahBergen You‘ve reminded me that I have this one! 😆 3mo
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Blueroseis
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The start of this book was confusing, as was the middle the end and every page in-between. In fact, as the book went on the more confusing it became. I'm still not really certain if I understood the final outcome. It all hinged on the times that a man and his wife had died. If the man was murdered or not? There were some moments of enlightenment and fun but most, if not all of the story was dull. The period writing is unusual which some may like.

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mabell
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Last week I wrapped up my annual Christmas reread of Envious Casca and moved on to my (now) annual reread of Murder After Christmas. As this is just the second time around, I‘m only slightly less lost than the first time. 😂 The humor is delightfully irreverent!

LeahBergen I am going to have to buy a copy of the tagged book for next Christmas, I see. 😄 1y
mabell @LeahBergen Absolutely! It is delightfully original 😊 1y
Aims42 I totally see myself doing an annual reread of the tagged book too 😁 I enjoyed it, but I was also a bit lost at times that I think a second time would really help 1y
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Aimeesue I liked this one a lot - can see that a reread would be helpful. Really fun though a bit dizzying. Ho Ho Ho! 1y
batsy I just read the Latimer for the first time last year and loved it! I'd love to revisit it again this year (and yes, hopefully be less lost 😂) 1y
mabell @Aims42 I‘m only a smidge less lost 😆 But it is fun to try to match up the clues hidden along the way to the solution! 1y
mabell @Aimeesue Dizzying is the perfect word! It‘s great fun, but difficult at times to stay abreast! It‘s an “enjoy the ride” type of book 😄 1y
mabell @batsy I loved it too! I‘m disappointed there aren‘t any other mysteries available by Latimer/Mills because his style is so much fun! I‘m still fuzzy on how most of it comes together, but I have had a couple of “Aha!” moments. 😄 1y
CarolynM I enjoyed the Heyer so the tagged book must be one for the TBR😆 Stacked. 1y
mabell @CarolynM It is quite fun and very different! It‘s definitely worth a read! 1y
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charl08
Murder After Christmas | Rupert Latimer

....we were really rather frightened, weren't we, Frank?"
"When we heard the result of the autopsy, yes," corroborated Frank. "But we weren't really surprised, and hoped all that would blow over in a day or two... So when I found Margery reading a book called Murder After Christmas I thought I'd better hide it for a bit; then Aunt Paulina found it, so I-"
"So you burnt it," said John.
"No, I took it back to the library and changed it, that's all."

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charl08
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...while everyone wondered, perhaps if they had been over-acting...

🤣🤣

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merelybookish
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Uncle Willie is dead but can it be murder when there is no motive? And why is it bad luck to eat mince pies before Christmas? This is more romp than mystery, and a fun one at that. All the characters are odd (and suspicious) in the best kind of way. I chuckled throughout. A very fun read! And definitely cinematic! Imagine the cast! Thanks for the buddy read @quietjenn @batsy And thus #cloakanddaggerchristmas2023 comes to a close. 💀 🗡️🎄

merelybookish Also, published in 1944 so fits for #192025 @Librarybelle 1y
Librarybelle Oh! This looks so good! 1y
Aimeesue I‘m in the middle of it now - SO much fun! 1y
quietjenn Thanks for the buddy read! I really enjoyed it (the book and the experience). 1y
batsy Great review! This was good fun. Thanks for the buddy read and for getting me enthused about #CloakAndDaggerChristmas again 😁 1y
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Aimeesue
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Ho ho ho?

dabbe As long as your life is still on the GO! #sillyrhymes 1y
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batsy
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This was a fun, madcap festive mystery for #CloakAndDaggerChristmas. I enjoyed the writing, which is sharp & witty, & appreciated the over-the-top zaniness of the cast of characters. The only thing is that it does get pretty convoluted, & now that I've finished I'm still not entirely sure what happened? 😂 I do agree with @quietjenn ; because it's so layered it's worth revisiting & I enjoyed how it gently but gleefully lampoons the mystery plot.

rockpools This sounds great! 1y
batsy @rockpools It's enjoyable & quite different from the usual 🙂 1y
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LeahBergen This sounds so fun! 1y
merelybookish Yes the ending did get to be a bit 🥴 but enjoyable nonetheless! Bread upon the water! 😆 1y
batsy @LeahBergen Yes! I think you'll like it, even if your head might explode 😆 1y
batsy @merelybookish 😂 My reaction was the same as Margery's! 1y
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quietjenn
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I very much enjoyed this vintage mystery buddy read for #cloakanddaggerchristmas. It was quite witty and twisty, with wonderfully drawn characters. I definitely didn't figure things out entirely before the end! And I agree with others who have said it's a very cinematic tale. I also feel like it's one that would reward revisiting.

@merelybookish @batsy

batsy Nice review! I'm almost close to the end, happily befuddled, and very much enjoying the wit and the multiplicity of mince pies 😆 1y
Tamra I have this TBR! 😄 1y
Aims42 I agree it‘s definitely worth re-reading!! 🙌 1y
merelybookish Im hoping to finish today but loving the characters and chuckling as I go along! Great pic for a Xmas mystery! 1y
Jess_Read_This Nice review! That is good to know it‘s worth revisiting. Sounds like a great read! 1y
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Aims42
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This is where you‘ll find me for the rest of the day (and to be honest, for the rest of my holiday break LOL) 🥰❄️🌨️ Loving my current read, “Murder After Christmas” by Rupert Latimer. It was first published in 1944 and I‘ve got to say, it‘s funnier than I was expecting. I‘ve laughed out loud several times and could totally see this as a movie a la “Knives Out” 🔎🎁🎄 I hope everyone is staying safe and snuggly today!

batsy I'm reading it right now for #CloakAndDaggerChristmas along with @merelybookish and @quietjenn and I'm enjoying it, too! It's making me chuckle. I was also thinking it would make a great film. 1y
merelybookish Looks like a great way to spend the holidays!! I haven't gotten very far, haven't had much reading time the past few days, but agree that it's funny. The character descriptions are pretty excellent. For some reason, I enjoy when someone is deemed "spikey". ? 1y
quietjenn I'm going to start it today, in a position very similar to this, 😄. The comments I'm here are making me very excited for it! 1y
Aims42 @batsy @merelybookish I hope you all continue to enjoy it, I‘m planning to finish it today and @quietjenn I hope you also like it! The character descriptions are great!! The lawyer Mr. Merivale is one of my favorite characters I think. Martin Short would be a good actor for him in the movie version 😆 1y
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merelybookish
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Starting this one. Join me when you can @batsy @quietjenn
#cloakanddaggerchristmas

batsy I was planning to start this after I finish my current challenge read, so hopefully in a day or two! December's flying by and leaving me a bit breathless 😅 1y
kspenmoll This sounds great! 1y
quietjenn Nice! I will be starting soon, but what @batsy said. 1y
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quietjenn Also, y'all may be interested in the #goldenagecrimeclub @mitch is starting! I see that @batsy has already been tagged, because @LeahBergen is more on the back than me 😏 1y
merelybookish @batsy @quietjenn No rush! I'm all about low-key buddy reads. Figure may be my last book I read for #cloakanddaggerchristmas as December is whizzing by! 1y
merelybookish @kspenmoll Not far in but I've already had a few chuckles! 1y
merelybookish @quietjenn I will check it out! Thanks for the heads up. 1y
LeahBergen @quietjenn I saw that you had already commented on that post or I would‘ve tagged you. 😊 1y
quietjenn @LeahBergen 🙂 I was half asleep when I saw that post, but am glad my propensity for detectives is well-known 1y
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batsy
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Books tentatively planned for #CloakAndDaggerChristmas 🎄🗡️

Alliterative: The Chocolate Cobweb, Charlotte Armstrong
Buddy read: Tagged, with @merelybookish and @quietjenn 🎉
Translated: Murder in the Crooked House, Soji Shimada
Foil cover: Unsure, might skip?
Wild card: The Hours Before Dawn, Celia Fremlin
Nobility: A Gilded Grave, Shelley Freydont
Listen: Not so great with audio books, will likely skip 🙃

Please join in for a murder-y Xmas! 😅

merelybookish Nice work! I'm especially intrigued by The Chocolate Cobweb & Murder in the Crooked House! 1y
batsy @merelybookish Pretty excited about the Shimada; it's similar to a Christie title and has a Christmas setting! The Chocolate Cobweb too, because I learned that one of my fave Claude Chabrol films, Merci pour le Chocolat, is based on the book 🤩🍫 1y
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merelybookish
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Picked up some book club/buddy read books at Indigo today.
#cloakandaggerchristmas @batsy @quietjenn

batsy Yay! I'll see if the library has it. If not I'll get it on Kindle :) 1y
quietjenn Hooray! I ordered mine over the weekend, so hopefully it will arrive soon. 1y
quietjenn Sorry that posted twice (or more?) and won't delete at the moment. My litsy is being wonky. 1y
merelybookish @batsy @quietjenn Excellent! I hope to have a few other picks nailed down soon. 1y
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MrsK
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A gem of a mystery with an intricate plot. Red herrings and misdirection abound. A delightful cast of characters is filled with unusual, eccentric individuals who are quite appealing and highly amusing. with it‘s madcap tone and lively tongue-in-cheek dialogue, there is a decided lightness to the tale which kept me very much engaged and wanting to keep reading. A gem of a read! #NetGalley #PoisonedPenPress

mabell Exactly what I thought too! I‘m looking forward to rereading this Christmas 😊 2y
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MrsK
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1/4 of the way through. Quirky, funny, loving it!! #netgalley #arc #britishlibrarycrimeclassics

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mabell
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Reminds me of a mash-up between a British classic cozy and vaudeville. Miss Marple meets the Marx Brothers? Mystery and misdirection

Quite fun! Knowing the plot and resolution, I plan to reread next Christmas to see how that changes my perception of events. (And how much I remember in 10 months! 😆)

batsy Yes! That does sound fun. 2y
mabell @batsy Wacky, unconventional, unpredictable characters - I‘m looking forward to reading it again! 2y
batsy I'm making a note to order this for my December mystery reads 😆 2y
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mabell
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Why yes, I am still celebrating the holidays 🎄

A Christmas gift (to myself), perfectly suited to enjoy “after Christmas” 😄

Gissy Me too! I have some holiday books for this month☺️ 2y
mabell @Gissy There‘s too much to fit it all in December! 😆 2y
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RaeLovesToRead
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These British Library Crime Classics vary tremendously.

Murder After Christmas was a lively mystery with lots of Golden Age elements thrown in (and delightfully subverted.)

The only problem (and the reason why it's only a ⭐⭐⭐ 3 star read, for me) is that it all felt very long winded.

Also, I couldn't tell if the characters were MEANT to be behaving weirdly.

A decent festive mystery, regardless.

RaeLovesToRead This is also my 5th and final #cloakanddaggerchristmas read 2y
shanaqui Yes! I felt very similar about this one. Like, it was lively and bouncy all along but omg, it felt so convoluted, and I got really tired of characters talking at length about basically nothing. It was comic at first and then got old... but if the book had been a few pages shorter -- even 30 pages or so -- I think I'd have rated it higher. 2y
RaeLovesToRead @shanaqui Agree completely! All the elements were there but it felt rather rambling. I enjoyed the twists and clues but it took me way longer to read than it should have done 😅 2y
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shanaqui
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This one started out fun but almost overstayed its welcome for me -- it was just so convoluted and the quirky characterisation just got silly. I was glad it finally wrapped up when it did.

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shanaqui
Murder After Christmas | Rupert Latimer

This is one of the books I got for Christmas, and I figured if I don't want to wait a year to read it, I'd better tuck in. I'm a bit befuddled by the tone -- it's so light and the narration sort of... bounces along, and it all feels not entirely serious... but it's also not trying too hard to make you laugh or anything, so it's not entirely a comedy either. I think I like it a lot better than a book that tries really hard for laughs.

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RaeLovesToRead
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Started the festive Murder After Christmas from the British Crime Library Collection.

Some of these editions have been gems and some have been *ahem* rubbish.. So far it seems lively enough (& charmingly old fashioned).

Thought I'd also share some of the "decorations" that we have on our tree... that's Mummy fairy at the top, then we've got what looks like a sparkly Xmas onion, a festive tuba and some stuff I made when I was about three ??

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RaeLovesToRead
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How are my fellow #cloakanddaggerchristmas friends doing?! 🎄🗡 Last night I completed my 4th prompt... I'm going for 6, I think... but which to pick next??

Golden Age: Murder after xmas/ Poirot/ mystery mile
Set between 1920-1945: Eight Detectives
Set in a village: Snow blind
Translated / another country: Snow blind / death in Aug / crooked house
Bilingual detective: Poirot

I'm spoilt for choice.. think I might go with a festive or snowy one!

vivastory I vote for 8 Detectives. I've been curious about it. I'm doing great! Once I finish my current read & watch an episode of Sherlock I'll have reached my goal of 6 prompts 2y
batsy I've done 4 prompts too... Hoping for 6! I'm enjoying this challenge 🙂 2y
batsy I've had my eye on Murder in the Crooked House since it came out! Sounds great. 2y
RaeLovesToRead @vivastory I'm excited about 8 detectives (despite mixed reviews).. I started murder after Christmas yesterday - so far I'm enjoying it. It's quite jolly and old fashioned. 2y
RaeLovesToRead @batsy It's great isn't it 😁 The perfect excuse for me to read my mystery novels! I read another by Soji Shimada (Tokyo zodiac murders) and it was really clever (if a little brutal) so I'm hoping this one is good too! 2y
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catebutler
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It‘s been a crazy month!! End of the semester - papers, projects and finals all last week. This weekend was the first chance I‘ve had all month to do something for myself. So it‘s a slow day today, with some of my favourites. A beautiful snowy mountain view at a cozy café, a new BLCC Christmas mystery and a piping hot latte, with festive latte art (can you see the Christmas tree and star ? on top?)

Chelsea.Poole Cute little scene! ☕️ 📖 2y
BiblioLitten Your festive latte art looks lovely 🥰 2y
catebutler @Chelsea.Poole Thank you! Aren‘t these book covers so pretty!! Hope you‘re having a quiet and relaxing Sunday. ❄️ 2y
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catebutler @BiblioLitten The barista was so excited when she handed me my latte and pointed out what she had done. I love little details like this!! ☕️🎄💫 2y
LeahBergen Ooo, I‘ve been eyeing this book. I hope it‘s good! 2y
catebutler @LeahBergen I‘m about 70 pages in, and really enjoying it! It‘s quite funny and quirky. I think you‘d really enjoy it, Leah. 😊 2y
Nute I can see the tree and the star!🌲🌟 Perfect for this just-right moment.📖☕️ I hope that you enjoyed yourself and are still in relaxation mode.☺️ 2y
catebutler @Nute I thought the barista did an excellent job - so festive! It has been a deliciously slow day, which I have loved. I hope you‘ve found some rest this weekend too! 💫 2y
kspenmoll Sounds heavenly and so well deserved!!! 2y
catebutler @kspenmoll Thank you!! It‘s just what I needed. 🥰 2y
UwannaPublishme Glad you‘re getting some time for reading and YOU! Happy Holidays! 🤗🎄❤️ 2y
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