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As explained by the author, the evidence is laid out exactly as it is discovered with nothing hidden. This is so the reader can solve the case themselves knowing all the facts as they first appear. Roger Sheringham, a budding Sherlock investigates the case through assumptions that are quite often wrong, rather than hard evidence. I found it to be a dreary read from the start and realised very early on who was guilty. The ending was predictable

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First published in 1897, this mystery with a female detective even has a wonderful coroner's inquest scene (for fans of courtroom drama)! Given the time period, this is a nosey, older, single woman character. But I enjoyed her self-confidence. The author apparently wrote a number of mysteries with Miss Butterworth & more with her male detective character Mr. Gryce. It's a pick for me. If you like Miss Marple, you might give Miss Butterworth a try.

I am not an inquisitive woman, but when, in the middle of a certain warm night in September, I heard a carriage draw up at the adjoining house and stop, I could not resist the temptation of leaving my bed and taking a peep through the curtains of my window.

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@ShyBookOwl

Now that I've got my #bookspin books, here is my amazingly ambitious #weeklyforecast for all the weeks in June. This is not even half the books I currently have checked out of the library! Plus I'm transitioning back to in-office work which means losing 2 precious hours of reading time a day in commutes! Most of these I hope to finish, but some I'll be happy if I just make some progress on them.

Here's to reading All The Books!
@cinfhen

Starting a new book at lunch today. I'm liking it pretty well so far. One of the Library of Congress crime classics series.

It's a nice day to lunch and read on my back porch. I think I'm going to move my office out here for the rest of the day. 🌞

#lunchtimereading

A perfect Autumn day here. Breakfast on the verandah with Josephine Tey💕 I so love this time of year! Garden project in the background.. I am putting an olive tree into a big pot. Hope you have a lovely day😊🌺
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As my first reading experience with AC, APFoR demonstrated why AC had such a lasting, immense legacy, but it also disappointed me. The intro chapter is fantastic. The ending is good, but I saw a lot more potential in other possibilities. #AgathaChristie #classicmystery

Book 2 of 2020, listened on Hoopla. This is the first Ellery Queen book, com 1929. So it‘s dated, and is also not the kind of mystery that the reader can solve due to info not being shared with the reader. I was on the right track though, wondering why they weren‘t taking a certain line of inquiry! The exact motive I was nowhere near—it is very 1929. I may listen to book 2 some time. #classicmystery #mystery

News that is new to me this morning, the Library of Congress is partnering with Poisoned Pen Press for a new series of crime classics, drawn from books in the LOC collections.
Launching spring 2020. 👍📚

https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-091/library-of-congress-crime-classics-bring-new...