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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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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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Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
crime review suspense thriller 

2021: #77 – Winter Counts (David Heska Wanbli Weiden)

June 23, 2022June 10, 2022 Jaime 0 Comments

Virgil is a guy who gets by by doing odd jobs for people, usually involving violence. His latest job, which he takes reluctantly due to it coming from his ex-girlfriend’s father (a tribal leader), is to track down the guy who is bringing drugs onto the Reservation and “convince” him to stop. But when his nephew, who is under his care, unexpectedly overdoses on heroin,

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contemporary romance review romance 

2021: #76 – Meet Cute (Helena Hunting)

June 22, 2022June 10, 2022 Jaime 0 Comments
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
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2021: #75 – Tweet Cute (Emma Lord)

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2021: #74 – Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door (Lucy Score)
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2021: #74 – Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door (Lucy Score)

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