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A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey (Companion to Series 5)

Jessica Fellowes

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It's 1924 and there have been many changes in the world of Downton Abbey since we were first...

The Chronicles of Downton Abbey (Official Series 3 TV Tie-in): A New Era

Matthew Sturgis and Jessica Fellowes

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The official companion to all three seasons. The Great War has ended, but Downton Abbey is far from...

Downton Abbey: The Complete Scripts: No. 3

Julian Fellowes

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Immerse yourself in Julian Fellowes' multi-award-winning drama. The full scripts of Series Three...

CBorden (67 KP) is asking for a recommendation

Feb 8, 2018

Recommend Me

Looking for my next bingeworthy series... I’ve binged on TWD, FTWD, Supernatural, Grimm, Fringe, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek (all the series), The Frontier, Downton Abbey, all the Marvel
Series, When Calls The Heart, The Red Road... I am interested in well-done series, no subtitles (I binge watch and work), no excessive sexual situations. Ready? And go! ?

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Johnny Cash and the RPO by Johnny Cash

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12 classic Johnny Cash performances reimagined via new symphonic arrangements recorded at Abbey Road...

The Name Of The Rose

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In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at...

Lady Mechanika, Vol. 3: The Lost Boys of West Abbey

Joe Benítez

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Lady Mechanika's investigation into the murders of "undesirable" children in Mechanika City triggers...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2099 KP) rated Seams Like Murder in Books

Oct 4, 2022 (Updated Oct 4, 2022)

Can Abbey Sew Up a Murder?

When her life in Los Angeles falls apart, Abbey Chandler heads up the California coast to the town of Hideaway Grove where she spent many happy summers as a child visiting her aunt. Abbey’s hardly arrived before she catches a glimpse of a hit and run behind her aunt’s bakery. Now, instead of trying to figure out what to do with her life, Abbey is trying to figure out who killed the town’s new librarian. Everyone seemed to love the victim. Who wanted her dead?

This book gets out to a quick start, but then the pacing becomes uneven. There is lots of set up for future books in the series here. I enjoyed seeing Abbey reconnect with old friends and making new ones as well as discovering a love of sewing, but it did slow things down. Don’t misunderstand, there is a good mystery here, and I like how things came together at the end. I also really liked most of the characters, although the sheriff was shockingly clueless. There are many scenes in the aunt’s bakery that will have you drooling, but this is a crafting cozy series, so our extra is a guide to creating pillowcase dresses. If you are looking for a promising new series, this is one to check out.