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Michelangelo's Ghost (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #4)
Michelangelo's Ghost (Jaya Jones Treasure Hunt Mystery, #4)
Gigi Pandian | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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Jaya’s on the Trail of an Obscure Italian Painter
Jaya Jones has gotten a tantalizing email from an old mentor. Dr. Lilith Vine has found an obscure Renaissance artist she thinks was not only a protege of Michelangelo, but someone who traveled to India, incorporating that culture into his work. His name and work have been lost to history, but Jaya can’t help but be intrigued at the possibility. After a death under suspicious – at least to Jaya – circumstances, she travels to Italy in hopes of finding the man’s long-lost work. But can she find a centuries old trail?

I let too long go between reading books in this series, but it was nice to be back in Jaya’s presence. The story grabbed me quickly and I was hooked the entire way through. This is different from a typical murder mystery, and I was on board for it. I loved how it all came together at the end and how some clues had been woven in early. The characters were interesting, and I need to read more soon to find out about what happens next to them. Fans of the author’s new Secret Staircase series will enjoy some references to those characters thanks to a crossover character. This is a fun book that will keep the pages turning.
  
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ClareR (6256 KP) rated A Passage North in Books

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A Passage North
A Passage North
Anuk Arudpragasam | 2021 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Travel
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A Passage North is a book rich in the description of a journey from the capital of Sri Lanka (Colombo) to the Northern Province, which is still affected by the Civil War.

Krishnan is on his way to the funeral of his grandmothers carer and companion. She had returned to visit her daughter in the North, and had died after tripping, falling down a well and breaking her neck. However, after we learn some of her background, there is some doubt that it’s actually accident. Rani had suffered a great deal during the war, and had been left with mental health problems. Krishnan thinks about how her losses affected her life.

Krishnan has experienced loss as well. His father during the war, and the breakup of a significant relationship that he had whilst studying in India.

There’s no dialogue in this novel, it’s all Krishnan’s thoughts about his past and present and Rani’s past. When I started reading, I honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy this. But I was happily mistaken. I’ve never been to Sri Lanka, but it sounds beautiful. The funeral was moving and was a reminder of the deaths of many, many innocents during the civil war, and also those who survived them.
This is a powerful novel, that I still think about after reading it.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2672 KP) rated Death Down the Aisle in Books

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Death Down the Aisle
Death Down the Aisle
Colleen Cambridge | 2026 | Mystery
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Family Drama and Murder
Dr. John Bhatt is getting married to Emily, a woman he met while home visiting in India. Emily’s family, such as it is, live in Coatesworth Manor, not too far from Mallowan Hall, and the entire staff has been given time off to attend if they wish. Of course, Phyllida Bright has been involved with helping to plan it, which is why she is on hand to witness some of the dynamics in Emily’s extended family. While things have been tense, Phyllida doesn’t expect murder, but after the happy couple depart, someone turns up dead. Can Phyllida figure out what happened?

While the book took a bit of time with the setup, the mystery delivered in spades. I was turning pages as quickly as possible at one point, and I was surprised by the climax. This ode to romantic triangles in Agatha Christie’s books did inflict Phyllida’s personal life, which I found annoying. The returning characters continue to entertain, and I really hope we see something come from what was set up here. And the suspects developed as the book went along, which made it easy to keep them straight. Now that I’ve caught up on this series, I am going to have to wait to see what happens next to Phyllida and the rest of the regulars.
  
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