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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2498 KP) rated Once Upon a Murder in Books

Feb 21, 2024

Not as Strong as the First Book

It’s 1784, and spinster Tiffany Woodall is hoping to put the chaos and intrigue of the last few months behind her. However, when she finds a dead body on her way to work at the castle one morning, she knows that isn’t going to happen. When the local bookseller, the man Tiffany loves, is accused of the crime, she can’t help but get involved. Can she figure out what happened?

The first book in this series was one of my favorites of last year. This book wasn’t as good, but it was still enjoyable. As with the first book, the mystery takes a backseat at times. However, here the other storylines weren’t as compelling. This is especially true of the romance. I was glad it wasn’t dragged out too much and I bought it in a way I wouldn’t in other series, but I wasn’t as invested in it. When the murder really kicks in during the second half, I was more fully on board, and I love how that was resolved. Likewise, I still loved all the characters and did enjoy seeing what happened to them. Fans of the first will want to pick this up. If you missed the first, you’ll definitely want to start there.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2498 KP) rated Death on the Nile in Books

Nov 12, 2018

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery

8.8

(4 Ratings)

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Murder Visits Egypt

Hercule Poirot is on vacation in Egypt, just looking to relax. However, he quickly gets involved in the drama involving a young heiress on her honeymoon. When a murder happens on board the ship they are all traveling on, Poirot finds himself drawn into the case. Can he unravel what really happened?

This is classic Agatha Christie with an extremely complex mystery that seems so simple once Poirot unravels it all. I did feel the book took a bit too long to truly get started, opening as it does a few months before the events really began. But once it does, hold on. Some of the supporting cast could have been stronger, but the main characters were all strong and kept me confused until the end. Agatha Christie is still a master of the mystery genre, and this book shows exactly why.

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Fishers and Plunderers: Theft, Slavery and Violence at Sea

Alastair Couper, Hance D. Smith and Bruno Ciceri

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Abuses and slavery at sea are largely missing from narratives of work and environmental exploitation...

GARUDA INDONESIA MOBILE

Travel and Lifestyle

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The new Garuda Indonesia mobile app brings you a 5-star travel experience. Book your flight, board...

Dark Legacy (Dark Legacy book 1)

Margo Ryerkerk

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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From Book 1: They rule my new town, my school, and with more money than God, there’s very little...

Alan Zornes (1 KP) rated Betrayal at House on the Hill in Tabletop Games

Apr 2, 2019

Betrayal at House on the Hill

2004 | Adventure, Exploration, Horror, Miniatures

8.3

(56 Ratings)

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Randomized board layout. (2 more)

50+ scenarios each with it's own set of rules.

Great teamwork and strategy.

Awesome co-op game

You start the game as an unlikely group of explorers who venture inside a creepy haunted house only to have the door shut and lock behind you, now you must find a way out. As you explore the various rooms you begin to find items like weapons, ritualistic artifacts and other "useful" things. If it's not an item or an empty room its an endless barrage of haunting, psychological events and hallucinations that keep the game thrilling and entertaining. When enough hauntings have occurredone of the explorers fall victim to the evil within the house and turns traitor. At this point you desipher what scenario you will be playing based on what cards/character initiated the haunt. After this each team (explorers vs traitor) takes their designated guide book and discovers their new goal. The game includes 50 scenarios with an addition 50 in the Widows Walk expansion. Every game is like you've never played it since the board layout, items, events, and even win goals are random every time. Just don't get trapped in the basement!?