Welcome to Litsy!

This book is a twisty thriller. It starts out quite tamely, but, oh, that ending. The Florida heat is a major character in this murdery tale. Beware those with a rigid moral code. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Evelyne Redfern is the perfect character to center a historical mystery series around. She is a spunky, smart, avid reader with an intriguing backstory. When she finds the body of a murdered coworker, of course she is going to investigate and do a better job than anyone else and I am going to enjoy every page detailing her progress. This was a really charming start to a series that I am looking forward to continuing.

I enjoyed this more than I‘d thought I would (with low expectations) - there‘s great humour, wonderful observations by Ariadne Oliver about being an author & the joy of her and Poirot‘s company. The mystery is elusive & dissatisfying in that it stays so nebulous & hard to grasp throughout. This could be deliberate as memory (a theme) can be slippery too, but it feels vague. Elephants are mentioned far too often (especially for Poirot!).

I was fascinated with the “How can someone disappear without a trace” story. The story was dark and disturbing.

I borrowed the audiobook from my library and it took me a while to start enjoying it, almost 50%. But once I got to that point I was invested and interested in seeing how it all worked out. I liked following along with Ernest on his journey to figure out whodunnit. His approach to the mystery as a writer felt refreshing. The ending took me completely by surprise! 3.5⭐️
(July 26, 2024)

Great read … I laughed and felt for the characters as they progressed through their process and the thesis projects 🤣🤣🤣📖 so I really liked the way this book presented a different storyline loved it

I‘m behind in the monthly cozy mystery club books as this was June‘s book. I hope to finish July‘s book this week so that then I will be on track.

Book 155 of the year.

4.5⭐
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-The fantastic narration made this story.
-It was told in a format that works for me.
-It feels, at first, like it‘s headed in an uninteresting direction and then bam, the tension is ramped up.
-I thought it would be overtly moralizing but it wasn‘t all that bad…not to the degree I thought it might be.
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-Overall, my preconceived cons didn‘t come to fruition.

Reading along with @peanutnine and the #Pemberlittens group was a lot of fun. This was a great mystery and I liked the twist that the victim hadn‘t yet been killed. I love our two leads and can‘t wait to read more about them.