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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated Eight Perfect Murders (Rules for Perfect Murders - UK) in Books

Feb 18, 2020  
Eight Perfect Murders (Rules for Perfect Murders - UK)
Eight Perfect Murders (Rules for Perfect Murders - UK)
Peter Swanson | 2020 | Mystery, Thriller
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Mystery Homage
This book had such a great premise and was a lot of fun to read. Part thriller and part homage to mystery books classic through to the more obscure. It was handy to have the GoodReads page to hand to check out any books mentioned that I wasn't familiar with.

The owner, Malcolm Kershaw, of the mystery book shop "Old Devils" writes blogs for the shop's blog. The blog entry that this book relates to is the list of "Perfect Murders" where he gives examples of books with what he considers to be perfect murders in them. When an FBI agent turns up on the doorstep theorising someone is using his list as a guide, Malcolm can't help but get himself involved in the investigation.

I read this under what I presume is the UK title: "Rules for Perfect Murders" and loved all the book name drops; for an avid mystery/thriller reader it was a great kick. The ending was slightly anticlimactic for me but the story itself is a quick exciting read with plenty of nice little twists.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated A Murder of Quality in Books

Oct 10, 2017 (Updated Oct 10, 2017)  
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
John le Carr̩ | 2002 | Crime
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A long boring episode of Murder She Wrote
John Le Carre is well known for his mystery novellas however this one doesn't seem to reach the bar. It felt like reading a long winded episode of Midsomer Murders. It was fairly pedantic and obvious and barely engaging but shorter than a usual Le Carre book.
  
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Crystal (9 KP) rated The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer in Books

Jul 4, 2018  
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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
Kate Summerscale | 2016
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a very descriptive, intriguing read. It kept my interest and I enjoyed it. I find it interesting that at one point Penny Dreadfuls are blamed for young male crimes (suicides, murders, etc) similar to how Video Games are sometimes still blamed today. Before that was Metal music, Horror movies, Rock n' Roll, etc.
  
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Merissa (13780 KP) created a post

Mar 3, 2023  
"When two murders are committed, can Jan help her policeman uncle, DCI Toby Christopher and her fiancé, Laurie, discover whether murder was a deliberate deed – or a tragic mistake?"

Tour: A Mistake of Murder (Jan Christopher Mysteries #3) by Helen Hollick - #TheCoffeePotBookClub, #BlogTour, #MurderMysterySeries, #Cosy, #Mystery, #Historical,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/amistakeofmurder-janchristophermysteries-3-byhelenhollick
      
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Marianne Field (6 KP) rated Bones- Season 1 in TV

Jun 26, 2018  
Bones- Season 1
Bones- Season 1
2005 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
10
8.9 (16 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
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Fantastic!!
If you like mysteries and solving murders then this series which goes from series 1-13 is for you! The two main characters booth and bones are so different that they compliment each other and extremely funny as you see they're growing relationship. Brilliantly created from the novels by Kathy Reich's! Well done