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The author returns to her childhood home on the Orkney Islands to recover from her insidious London years of self destructive alcoholism.Here in a last desperate act, she hopes to finally heal. #NF #memoir #nonfiction2026

You couldn't get away with writing a character like Rebus these days. Readers are a lot less tolerant of his flavour of morally grey. I had to put my brain in neutral to read it.

Here we have a character-driven slice of Tartan Noir, that manages to be engaging and atmospheric. It is the story of a serial killer of pre-teens, and we aren't given a lot to go off suspect-wise.

Readable and gritty, but of its time.

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I find so many books on Litsy, & this one was added to my growing tbr this month. I did the audiobook, so I got to listen to some Scottish accents. A cozy mystery about a woman who has moved to a small town in Scotland to be their doctor & immediately finds a dead body. She quickly makes friends, especially with the women, & I‘m assuming a love interest will continue developing in later books. Will continue the series, I like the characters.

A strange one, and yes of course I‘m starting at number 16 in the series. I found this quite gripping and very listenable to. A ghost ship washes up on Orkney - no-one could imagine the scenes found inside. The settings and characters were great and the plot was certainly original. There were bits of writing that came over odd on audio, in the dialogue. And the gruesome level was quite high. On the whole, though, I enjoyed this and will read more.

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Chardonnay with Parmesan & Tapping cheddar from the local Arethusa farms in Litchfield Ct. Hunkering down inside for warmth; 6-8 inches of snow predicted for tonight. We‘ll see. Have not seen that much snow in years…

This book takes readers on a photographic journey of Edinburgh with commentary by Ian Rankin, who shares stories of his youth and discusses how Scotland has changed over the years. I was predisposed to like this because the photographers also provided photos for some of Rankin's mid-series novels, such as Dead Souls and Set in Darkness, and that period of covers is my favourite. Would love a 2nd edition of this book (was originally from 2005!).

Finished one seasonal readalong and started another. Christmas is Christmas without reading Winter Solstice. I just love it so much. It makes my heart happy.

Next up is Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas.

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Wishing a Happy Winter Solstice and blessed Yule to my Litsy Family!
(Photo captures the view out our back window. I love Alaska winter afternoons 💓❄️)

“When shall we have a little party?”
Carrie and Elfrida looked at each other, because this had not been decided. Then Carrie said, “Saturday. Saturday night is party night.”
“The day before Christmas Eve.” Oscar said, “I shall have to buy some drink.”

Party planning! 🥳

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