Epitaph for Three Women (Plantagenet Saga, #12)
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On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men...
The First Time I Died
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The first time I died, I didn’t come back alone. When Garnet McGee returns to her small...
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The Brief (Charles Holborne #1)
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The legal thriller series you need to read! Perfect for fans of John Grisham, Robert Bailey, Michael...
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Tilling the Truth
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It’s August in Goosebush, Massachusetts, and go-getter retiree Lilly Jayne and her youthful senior...
Dead of Night
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BERLIN. JANUARY 1940. After Germany's invasion of Poland, the world is holding its breath and...
Grave Expectations
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Claire and Sophie aren't your typical murder investigators . . . Claire Hendricks is a hapless...
David McK (3623 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express (2017) in Movies
Apr 21, 2022
I also watched this after recently watching the semi-sequel 'Death in the Nile' on Disney+, thinking then that - as that was a sequel of sorts - I might as well go back and watch the original.
The problem, of course, as with all murder mysteries is that once they are solved (in either print or on screen), then they lose nearly all sense of drama or suspense. That, I think, is a fault of the genre as a whole and is perhaps the reason why it is generally not my favourite type of story: I prefer works that you can rewatch or re-read and discover something new each time through.
Anyway, the fact that I already knew the ending might have spoiled my enjoyment of this movie, even if I'm aware it takes liberties with the source material. Not obvious liberties, though! (Or, at least I didn't think they were).
Cheddar Off Dead
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In Korina Moss's cozy series debut, Cheddar Off Dead, cheesemonger Willa Bauer discovers that her...
Teacher’s Threat
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A professor murdered during office hours. A decorator enrolled in his course. Can she outsmart the...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Only the Good Die Young in Books
May 7, 2024
I found Frances’s horror at getting caught up in the case to be funny. I also liked the fact that we got to know her better, something I definitely needed. The rest of the characters aren’t super well developed. Likewise, the mystery is a bit simple, but it kept my interest and reached a great climax. The thing to keep in mind is that this is a novella, and I read it in about an hour. As long as they remember the length, fans of the series will be happy with this story.