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Laura Doe (1350 KP) rated The Twyford Code in Books

Jan 30, 2022  
The Twyford Code
The Twyford Code
Janice Hallett | 2022 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wow, this book was a rollercoaster! I would like to read it again in physical form as I think some of it didn’t translate too well to ebook form, but nevertheless, I still enjoyed it and didn’t want to put it down some nights!
I haven’t read Janice Hallett’s other book The Appeal, but it has been on my wishlist for a little while now. I imagine that it is just as good as this one and it has firmly moved into my “need a copy asap” pile!
This book is written in transcript from audio files, and some of the fun of the book is trying to work out what it has mistaken some words for in the transcription. Also trying to follow the story is interesting, and although it jumps between timelines it is very much like speaking to someone when they go off on a tangent and then come back again. I think this is what makes it so believable.
There are quite a few twists that you come upon that completely shocked me, as I didn’t see them coming at all but it also explains quite a lot at the same time. I have to admit, the guesses that I made throughout this book were not at all what happened, and although I knew that parts of it were important or part of a code, I still couldn’t work out what was happening.
This book is a very clever book, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys a mystery and wants to guess their way through the book. I think I might have to go and get myself a copy so I can read it again in all it’s glory! Thank you to Pigeonhole and Janice Hallett for allowing me to read this wonderful book.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2379 KP) rated Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust in Books

Feb 23, 2024 (Updated Feb 23, 2024)  
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust
Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust
Mindy Quigley | 2023 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
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Mystery Didn’t Quite Work for Me
Summer is winding down soon, which means that the crowds will be disappearing from Geneva Bay, Wisconsin. Unfortunately for Delilah O’Leary, she hasn’t earned quite as much as she needs during her deep dish pizza restaurant’s first season opened to survive the coming winter season comfortably. Which means she needs to win the upcoming “Taste of Wisconsin” contest held during the annual Labor Day festival. She’s been trying to prefect her recipe for weeks. However, she is less than thrilled when she learns who the judge is going to be.

All that takes a back seat when someone drops dead in the new juice bar in town. Delilah happens to be on hand, and she can’t help but get involved in the investigation. But can she figure out what happened?

I enjoyed the first book in the series, and was looking forward to returning to the great characters and setting. Unfortunately, the plot tries to do too much. Early on, I was enjoying trying to figure out what was part of the mystery and what was part of any subplots, but when we reached the climax, things were just too rushed because of everything else going on. In fact, it felt like the mystery was undercooked overall, and I was left with a major question about why a character did what they did. Which is a shame because the characters and setting were great once again. I love Delilah and the rest of the crew, and I’d love to visit the town. There are some fun laughs, including in the recipes. Seriously, they are written by some of the characters, and they are great. I already have book three, so hopefully, the plot is stronger in that one.