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Agatha Christie

amateur sleuth mystery review 

2017: #10 – Poirot Investigates (Agatha Christie)

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 0 Comment

I almost always like Agatha Christie, but I think her mysteries work better in novel format, rather than short stories. These were entertaining, but got a little repetitive. As you read one after the other, it gets easier to pick out the tricks of the trade. This book is perhaps best consumed a little at a time, something you pick up once every few weeks

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amateur sleuth mystery review 

2008: #87 – The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)

October 5, 2008May 22, 2020 1 Comment
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Book #87 was The Mysterious Affair at Styles, the first Hercule Poirot novel by Agatha Christie. Another book that I can’t really review because really? What can you say about a master like Christie? I think what I like best about Poirot is not just that so much of what he detects is based on observation, but that he has a real soft spot for

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Hi, I’m Jaime…

That’s I before M, 5 letters, no Ys. Obsessed with books. A lot.

   

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The Magnolia Inn by Carolyn Brown
contemporary romance review romance 

2021: #2 – The Magnolia Inn (Carolyn Brown)

January 22, 2021January 14, 2021 Jaime 0

This was a basic slow-burn, closed-door, contemporary romance. At the center of the story are Jolene and Tucker. Jolene has a lot of strong feelings and distrust around alcohol and people who drink, thanks to her mother and an ex-boyfriend (yet when given a choice, she works in a bar……..). Tucker has been widowed for two years after his seemingly angelic wife dies in a

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
hf - 1920s historical fiction historical mystery mystery review 

2021: #1 – The Widows of Malabar Hill (Sujata Massey)

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 Jaime 0
Mean Streak by Sandra Brown
review romance romantic suspense 

2020: #43 – Mean Streak (Sandra Brown)

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Jaime 0
Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
hf - multi-period saga historical fiction review 

2020: #42 – Daughter of Moloka’i (Alan Brennert)

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Jaime 0

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