book recommendation
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She made it a rule never to offend anyone. Just in case they turned out to be a mark, an alibi, or a getaway driver. Agatha Shadewell is a sixty-five-year-old con artist with a modern-day Robin Hood criminal code and a complicated relationship with now retired FBI agent Martin Kobbs. She is fresh out of…
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Life’s gone from being safely predictable to extremely unpredictable in a very short space of time. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for this ARC of The Fish and Chip Shop Detectives and a Mystery at Sea by Jenny Kane, publication day today, Sep 3, 2026. Book 3 in The Fish and…
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We’re just one big happy family and, when you’ve been to a few domestic disputes, Littlebottom, I can assure you that you’ll see the resemblance. Book 19 in the Discworld series, Book 3 in the City Watch subseries. In Ankh-Morpork the times are changing faster than people’s preconceptions, leading to an explosive atmosphere in the city…
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Ad/PR. In August I read cozy mysteries, horrors, fantasy, historical mysteries, and cozy/paranormal fantasy. I read about deadly deception and manipulation, about blurred boundaries between fiction and reality, about goblins, trolls, werevolves, vampires and witches, spunky young adventurers and clever retirees. Emoji Guide🤗 = cozy💖 = romantic😱 = scary💡 = thought provoking💥 = action packed😂…
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Heat cursed through my body as I touched the letter. I’d dubbed these warnings my witchfire wave, and it could only mean one thing. I’d received a summons from beyond the grave. Book 5 in the Willowmere series, but impressively easy to read and enjoy without any knowledge of the previous four books. Ghosts and…
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To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second-hand the delights and dangers of adventure. Book review of The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie, book 1 in the Tommy and Tuppence series. You’ve probably heard of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s two iconic sleuth characters. Tommy…
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We seemed to be confronted with a series of interlocking murders and mysteries spanning decades, if not centuries … Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Little House of Secrets by Christopher Seto, book 2 in the Notes on a Murder series, previously published under the title The Vanishing Stone. Theo Chan is somewhat traumatised by his first…
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“Ain’t no dwarfs or trolls or humans in the Watch, see,” said Colon. “Just Watchmen, see?” Book 15 in the Discworld universe, book 2 in the City Watch subseries. The City Watch is a job for real men. Or at least, that’s how it used to be. But now Lord Vetinari has declared that the…
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Goodreads Monday/TBR Monday hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog invites you to post about what books are on your Goodreads “to read” lists or TBR lists, the progress you have made on your current books and reading challenges, and any other bookish news! I have finished the 20 Books of Summer Challenge by AnnaBookBel. As…
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I hope you will find the cracks in the world and wedge them wider, so the light of other suns shines through; I hope you will keep the world unruly, messy, full of strange magics; I hope you will run through every open Door and tell stories when you return. The Ten Thousand Doors of…
