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ClareR (6129 KP) rated Marple: Twelve New Stories in Books

Jul 10, 2023

I’ve haven’t read any Agatha Christie, so I’ve only seen Miss Marple on the TV in her many guises - and I’ve enjoyed them all.
My favourite stories in the anthology were written by: Val McDermid, Natalie Haynes, Ruth Ware, Ely Griffiths and Kate Moss.

The authors mentioned above gave the most convincing re-imaginings, whilst some of the others made her sound more modern, or Americanisms had slipped in - which is definitely very un-Marple-ish!

All in all, it’s a very enjoyable anthology, and I did like all of the stories.

Thanks to The Pigeonhole and to all the authors that contributed (the US cover actually shows who all of the authors are).

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The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)

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Starting out as a Japanese fantasy shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki,...

anime animation Manga Magus bride Chise

A Killer Carol

Laura Bradford

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Heavenly, PA has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, and Claire is delighted to celebrate...

The Ophelia Girls

Jane Healey

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A mother's secret past collides with her daughter's present in this intoxicating novel from Jane...

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Sassy Brit (97 KP) rated In Her Footsteps in Books

Jun 5, 2019

In this exciting domestic thriller by Ruth Harrow, Harriet tells the story of her abuse and her efforts to go into hiding from her husband Dan.
Having fled from London, she sets up shop in Coventry, rebuilding her life, working and cautiously making new friends again. From the outside all looks well. However, the reader is led into a false sense of security and slowly we watch Harriet’s paranoia get the better of her, and cannot help but wonder if she is just worried because her past, or if there is something deeper going on.
In Her Footsteps was an entertaining debut book, broaching difficult topics surrounding physical abuse and the emotional distress it causes. I’ll be looking out for more from this author in the future.

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Deborah (162 KP) rated Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England: Thieves, Tricksters, Bards and Bawds in Books

Dec 19, 2018

Quite amusing in places, but there were some errors - Henry VIII's will did in fact reinstate Mary and Elizabeth and after that went for the descendants of younger sister Mary (the Greys) over older sister Margaret (the Scottish line). It was Edward's Device for the Succession which looked to overturn that.

There was some off-beat facts thrown in, but would have been nice to have some explanation too. It mentions a fine if you sold the meat of a Bull without it having been baited but doesn't explain why (this might have driven me mad, but I had just read Ruth Goodman's How to be a Tudor, which explains about how they believed this would tenderise the meat! I highly recommend the book!).