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Duck the Halls (Meg Langslow, #16)
Duck the Halls (Meg Langslow, #16)
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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With the town churches being overrun by a series of pranks, Meg is called in to organize a schedule so all the Christmas concerts and services can still go on as planned. But who is behind the pranks? And why have things escalated to murder?

This is a second Christmas entry in the Meg series, and it was purely delightful. I finished it on Christmas Eve, and it helped put me in the Christmas spirit, yes even with murder involved.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/12/book-review-duck-halls-by-donna-andrews.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
12th of Never (Women&#039;s Murder Club, #12)
12th of Never (Women's Murder Club, #12)
James Patterson | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
4
7.5 (4 Ratings)
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The Womens Murder Club is back and investigating a psychic who dreams about murders before they happen, a sleazy lawyer who might have murdered his wife, and a murder where the body was stolen from the morgue. You'd think these cases would be interesting by themselves, but the authors throw in a few more storylines for good measure. The result winds up being more jumbled mess than enjoyable. And very little detecting actually happens. Most of the solutions just fall in their laps.

My full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-12th-of-never-by-james.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Maxine Taylor is the queen of the red carpet interviews. But her scoop at this year's Oscars, troubled teen star Halsey Hamilton, turns to tragedy when Halsey collapses at her feet. When no one else thinks it might be murder, Maxine decides to find out. I bought this book only because it had Jerrilyn's name on the cover (love her Madeline Bean books), and I'm glad I did. While the mystery was rather light, the book was fun from beginning to end.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-murder-at-academy-awards-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Air Force wife Ellie is used to moving. They've arrived at a new base, this time one their best friends are also assigned to. However, one of those friends is soon accused of murder. Being new to the base, and Ellie work out the local politics to find the killer? The characters are a bit under developed and the plot moves slowly in the first half. It does pick up later, but it wasn't the strongest debut overall.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-moving-is-murder-by-sara.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Georgia Hubley recommended Peeping Tom (1960) in Movies (curated)

 
Peeping Tom (1960)
Peeping Tom (1960)
1960 | Horror, Thriller
7.8 (16 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"I saw this movie for the first time at the Elgin Theater on Eighth Avenue as part of a double feature with The Tenant a long time ago, when I was young and scared. I didn’t like it. But I was young and scared. Eighth Avenue used to be scary. I honestly don’t remember why I didn’t like it, but just a few years later I would be mocking my younger, uninformed self. I absolutely love everything about this movie, from its cheesiness (camera as murder weapon) to its sheer profundity (camera as murder weapon). Anna Massey should be a household name."

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