pickWhat do a 30 year old jewelry heist, a murder in a columbarium (crypt) and a toucan have in common? More than you would think, as it turns out!
Also, I learned that toucans cannot not talk (I never thought about this before), and they are incredibly messy eaters that adore fruit.
pickEnjoy this series. Liked seeing the family together and watching MC interact with her mother. Enjoyed her defense of her sister‘s marital prospects in the face of their mom‘s aspirations for them.
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pick. . . a wonderful mystery laced with humor and a bit of romance. Ms. Larsen's strong and memorable characters will grab your attention and hold on tight until the final page.
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pickA cozy mystery with an excellent cast of characters. Reminded me a lot of Janet Evanovich. I look forward to more books in this series.
pickQueen Elizabeth II's first investigation with an assistant private secretary - in this case a dependable, clever woman named Joan McGraw who had an "interesting war". When the Queen fears there may be a plot to sabotage her State Visits and murders in an acquaintance's house that may link to the Royal Family (however obliquely), she brings in Joan to help make discreet inquiries. An interesting denouement and I am half in love with Hector Ross.
pickAn enjoyable mystery superbly written. The characters are lively and well drawn - with many quirks and oddities! Put these characters into an equally complex setting where the smallest details create atmosphere and builds a strong, visual stage and it becomes a much more complex and engaging mystery than many. Written in 1932 it is evocative of its time.
pickA Traitor in Whitehall is the first in Parisian Orphan Series. It is a historical fiction mystery series. Julia Kelly has definitely started the series of in a good book.
It's 1940 in England and Germany has begun it's blitz on England. Evelyn Renforn is working at a mutation plant when one night she is spotted by Mr. Fletcher. He offers her a job as a typist at Whitehall. Soon, she is plunged into a murder investigation and looking for ⬇️
"Mrs. Redfern!" snapped Miss Wilkes, causing me to jerk up and my pencil to skitter across the page of my notebook.
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