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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2668 KP) rated Death in Luxor in Books

Oct 16, 2026  
Death in Luxor
Death in Luxor
M. A. Monnin | 2026 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Are Thieves Targeting the New Museum?
The brand new Grand Egyptian Museum is set to open, but they’ve been getting notes threatening one of their exhibits. Is someone planning a theft for opening night? Stefanie Adams and Thomas Burkhardt are heading to Egypt to figure things out. The suspects are a group of Egyptian history enthusiasts who have the wealth to buy their way out of close inspection when leaving the country. As theft and murder swirl around them, can Stefanie and Thomas figure out what is truly going on?

This series is a fun meshing of travelogue and mystery. While the pacing did slow down a time or two, we also got some great scenes on the way to the satisfying conclusion. And we still hit many major spots in Egypt over the course of the story, making me wish I could travel there. I also enjoyed the references to Egypt in pop culture. Stefanie and Thomas continue to be great leads, and I loved seeing them grow again here. Plus the suspects proved plenty entertaining. If you wish you could travel more, you’ll be glad you picked up this series.
  
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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Identity Crisis in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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Identity Crisis
Debbi Mack | 2004
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book wasn't all bad. I love a good crime mystery book. I just found parts of this one to be VERY predictable. The premise behind the book had potential...a victim in a domestic abuse case & connection to the mob & identity theft. The idea was fantastic, but the writing to my dismay lacked much substance. All in all this was a free book & I am glad I didn't pay for it! It wasn't a complete waste of time thanks to a twist I wasn't expecting, but the characters were pretty cliche.
  
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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) in Books

Mar 1, 2018  
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Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2)
Michael J. Sullivan | 2011
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
While it dragged a little in some places, overall this was a wonderful book. Royce and Hadrian bring back fond memories of characters from past RPGs. That isn't to say that Theft of Swords feels like one of those dreadful "I wrote down what happened in my D&D campaign and called it a novel" things, because that certainly is not the case! It's more that I felt as if I knew these characters, that I was there with them, and I seldom get that from any author.
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Becoming Bonnie in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
Becoming Bonnie
Becoming Bonnie
Jenni L. Walsh | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Probably the most famous of criminal duos is Bonnie and Clyde. Their spree of murder and theft ended up with a shoot-out that ended their young lives in the spring of 1934. In her debut novel, Jenni Walsh attempts to paint a fictional portrait of the woman who made up half of this team, from the sketchy information available, and no small amount of innovative flights of fancy on Walsh's part. Read my review of this historical fiction novel in my review here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/05/31/constructing-a-criminal/
  
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David McK (3929 KP) rated Nautilus in TV

Jan 6, 2025  
Nautilus
Nautilus
2024 |
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Jules Verne, "20,000 leagues under the sea"

I've read it (it was slow).

I never realised until I heard somebody say as such in this, that Nemo is Latin for nobody.

Anyway, this is a 10-part adventure/drama miniseries that follows the crew of the Nautilus from before the Jules Verne story, in which Nemo is already an established character, from the creation of the Nautilus itself by prisoners of the East India Mercantile Company (of which Nemo is one), it's theft by the same and the chase across the oceans that follows.