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The star of this cozy mystery is Olivia (Ollie) Paras, a chef in the White House kitchen. She’s on her way back from lunch one day when she gets caught up in some Secret Service activity. A mysterious man is outrunning the service, yelling about needing to warn the President, until he runs into the back-end of the skillet Ollie is holding. At this point
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Ivy Gamble is a private investigator. Normally she spends a lot of time following around cheating spouses, so when a well-dressed woman appears in her office and offers her a chance to work on a murder case, it’s tough to refuse. But there’s another wrinkle — the possible murder happened at a school for magically-inclined children where Ivy’s very magical twin sister Tabatha is a
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I don’t really “review” classics, because I don’t feel qualified to do so! This is the first Wilkie Collins I’ve read, and it was a pleasure to have it read to me by Phoebe Judge on her “Phoebe Reads a Mystery” podcast. It’s a bit long, but I liked hearing the different points of view and seeing how the pieces were revealed and fit together.
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The Hunting Party is about an ill-fated annual New Year’s trip taken by a group of 9 friends – four couples and a singleton. Since Miranda is the queen bee of the group, it might be easiest to explain who everyone is related to her: Miranda and Julien (her husband)Mark (used to be obsessed with Miranda) and his girlfriend, Emma (the trip organizer)Samira (Miranda’s “fun”
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