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Gun Button to Fire: A Hurricane Pilot's Dramatic Story of the Battle of Britain

Tom Neil

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The amazing story of one of 'the Few', fighter ace Tom Neil. This is a fighter pilot's story of...

The Best of Jane Grigson

Elizabeth David and Jane Grigson

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Published to coincide with the anniversary of 25 years since her untimely death and having been out...

Wine All-in-One For Dummies

Consumer Dummies, Ed McCarthy, Mary Ewing-Mulligan and Maryann Egan

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An all-inclusive, easy-to-use primer to all things wine Want to learn about wine, but don't know...

Expecting a Baby? (One Born Every Minute): Everything You Need to Know About Pregnancy, Birth and Your Baby's First Six Weeks

Penelope Law

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This ground-breaking book is bursting with up-to-date medical information that will guide...

Germany: Memories of a Nation

Neil MacGregor

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From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2057 KP) rated City of Schemes in Books

Jan 6, 2021

Facing the Past While Planning for the Future

Reformed conwoman Elizabeth Miles is getting ready for her wedding to Gideon Bates. They have tried to keep their engagement quiet, but it still shows up in the papers. That brings Oscar Thornton back into their lives, insisting that Elizabeth refund the money that he feels she owes him. Can they stop him once and for all? Meanwhile, Gideon has reconnected with one of his friends who has returned home from World War I. Logan Carsten had become engaged to a young woman before he left, but he fell in love with someone else while stationed in France. He intends to honor his engagement, but then, he hears from this Frenchwoman asking for his help in coming in America. Elizabeth thinks something more is going on. Can she also help Logan?

If you haven’t read this series yet, I recommend you read it from the beginning. This book includes some call back to earlier adventures as well as a major spoiler for the previous book. All of that is wonderful for fans, however, as it allows the characters to grow in some great ways. I love Elizabeth, Gideon, and the rest of the regulars, so I enjoyed spending time with them again. Since this is more a caper than a traditional mystery, I enjoy watching the plot unfold in different ways, and it kept me engaged the entire time. I did have an issue with one part of the climax; if Elizabeth’s motives for her actions had been built into the story a bit more, I probably would have been okay with it. I also enjoyed the humor early in the book. Once again, author Victoria Thompson has written a book that pulled me in and only let me go when I reached the final page.

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BookInspector (124 KP) rated Rocco and the Price of Lies in Books

Sep 24, 2020

Rocco and the Price of Lies

Adrian Magson | 2020 | Mystery, Thriller

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So, this book follows Inspector Rocco in solving three murders of famous and powerful people, where forged paintings, theft and deceit are involved. I really liked multiple perspectives used in this novel, I like the ability to read the thoughts of not only the positive but negative characters as well. I liked Lucas Rocco as a lead character, I think he is an intelligent and good detective.

This book is set in France, and I really enjoyed reading about the French way of police work, it was quite new and refreshing for me. The beginning was a little slow for me, but later it picked up the pace, and all the turns and twists made this book more entertaining. Even though it is part of the series, I think this book can easily be read as a stand-alone, as a first-time reader, I was able to understand what was going on. I think the research for this novel was very well done, and I was able to learn a few new things as well.

I liked the writing style of this book, it was simple and easily understandable, but at the same time, I could feel the French atmosphere in every chapter. The chapters were pretty short, and this book didn’t leave me bored, the pages just flew by. I liked the ending of this book, I think it rounded the story well and left me satisfied with the outcome.

So, to conclude, it was a pleasant mystery book, filled with unique and amusing characters as well as a well-delivered plot. If you like French mystery books, I think you would enjoy this novel as well, if you are looking for something new (like I was), do give this book a go, and I hope you will like it as much as I did.