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Drop Dead Dangerous: The Lethal Attraction of Road Trip Killer, Paul John Knowles

Ryan Green

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In 1974, the US East Coast was whipped up into a frenzy of fear. Locking their windows and doors,...

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2470 KP) rated The Case of the Canterfell Codicil in Books

Jan 26, 2024

“One Doesn’t Just Ignore an Old School Chum with a Locked Room Mystery.”

When Anty Boisjoly gets a telegram from his friend Fiddles, he can’t help but be intrigued. Fiddles’ uncle has recently died under mysterious circumstances, and Fiddles wants Anty to come and help. It isn’t long after Anty arrives that Fiddles becomes the prime suspect. Who was with the victim in the locked room? Can Anty figure it out in time to save his friend?

I was intrigued by this series when I saw it described as Dorothy L. Sayers meets PG Wodehouse. If you take those two authors’ output and put it in a blender, you have a pretty good approximation of this series. It did take me the first chapter to adapt to the writing style, which mimics the 1920’s when the book is set. But once I did, I was hooked. The mystery was intriguing, with plenty of twists on the way to the logical climax. Anty makes a fantastic lead character, and picks up on quite a few things I missed. The rest of the cast are equally fleshed out. And the humor was wonderful. It’s very dry British wit, so it might not be for everyone, but I was as hooked for the laugh as I was the twists. And the book had plenty of both. I will be reading the next one as soon as I can.

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ResourceXpress Client application gives you the ability to view a ResourceXpress room screen on any...

Murder in the Mews

Agatha Christie

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Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois - four intriguing novellas featuring...

AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Dirty Secret (Slayers Hockey #1) in Books

Feb 20, 2021

Dirty Secret is the story of Allie and Vaughn. A light hearted and entertaining story of love. I enjoyed reading the combination of love and sport. Kelly added to my love of Hockey, and I appreciated the inclusion of the locker room banter.

From one memorable night, and a long remembered teenage crush, to a story of love, passion and secrets which change everything. Reading the perspective of Allie, always putting her brother first, it was wonderful to see her take something for herself, and seeing the change in Vaughn from his attitude on the ice, to his warmth with Allie.

Definitely worth the read and the five stars in my opinion.

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John Bailey recommended The Fire Within (1963) in Movies (curated)

The Fire Within (1963)

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"This is the single most underrated film of the entire French New Wave. Its near obsessive tracking of Maurice Ronet through the wet Paris streets as he retraces the steps of a wasted life makes for one of the most tightly focused of the era’s film portraits of a desperate man at the end of his rope. Its slow build toward an inexorable end is Louis Malle’s most nuanced work—this from a director who was already noted for his almost classical discipline. Ronet, until then largely thought of as a lightweight romantic film actor, surrenders himself to the downhill yet strangely transcendent fate that awaits him on the mirror of his room."

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