HE WAS NAKED IN A STRANGE BED, one of those beds that stands in a closet all day, like a bad child.
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HE WAS NAKED IN A STRANGE BED, one of those beds that stands in a closet all day, like a bad child.
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl
pickRead for June‘s #DiverseCozy pick.
It‘s a soft pick for me. I liked the MC, a transvestite in Istanbul, Turkey which is unique & appealing. I struggled a bit with both the translation which felt awkward & choppy & the references to people, history & current events that I know nothing about & were not explained well. The end of my Kindle did include a glossary which would have been helpful in the beginning (I should have looked for it.) Also, ⬇️
pickThank you, @psalva for introducing our #LPMBC to this author and series. I was pretty immediately drawn in by the intense, passionate voice. The writing, characters, and themes are so compelling, to say nothing of the murder he‘s investigating. Benjamin Justice is troubled, fierce, empathetic, and righteous. I‘d like to read more. 🕵️♀️
pick@psalva I just wanted to say thank you for picking this gem. I fell in love with Ben, Maurice and Fred, and the rest of the crazy characters in here. Loved it and am gonna check out the rest of this series. @Michael_Gee this will be in the mail to you hopefully tomorrow.
I finished my Litsy Markup Postal Book Club read for November a little early. I‘m going to hold off on a review I think until the rest of the group reads it. However, I will say it was a page turner. #lmpbc #groupl
Interesting look back at the communist purges in the artistic community. Lots of historical references as usual with Vidal's work. The mystery was confusing enough that I was never certain I'd figured it out.
August #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks
pickWithout naming names, Buse tells the owner of the transvestite night club where she hangs out that she still has letters and photos from a youthful liaison with an important public figure who very much wants the evidence to disappear. The next day, Buse is murdered but the police are uninterested, so the only way to find the murderer is to find the letters and photos.
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pick(Completed series)
While on sabbatical to recover from the events of the previous book, Russell Quant receives a voicemail from Jane Cross asking him for help. He returns to Saskatchewan only to find that she has been murdered.
This serves a fitting, if at times rather dark, close to a series which focussed on beautiful people wearing beautiful clothes and eating and drinking fine foods and beverages in exotic locales.
