Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Aliens (1986) in Movies
Jun 18, 2019
Plenty of old school jump scares and some great graphics a dark atmosphere and nowhere to hide.
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The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes
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Lies We Tell Ourselves
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In 1959 Virginia, the lives of two girls on opposite sides of the battle for civil rights will be...
These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)
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Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim...
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In the fiftieth entry in this USA Today bestselling series, two timelines converge as Jessica...
ClareR (5674 KP) rated Death of an Old Girl in Books
Sep 19, 2018
The body of an 'old girl' is found in the art room after the annual reunion ('Festival') of the Old Girls. Beatrice Baynes had remained near her old school, living within walking distance, and had a reputation of being a busy body - and quite unpleasant with it. When her body is found, Scotland Yard send Inspector Pollard and Sergeant Toye to solve the murder.
I've read quite a few police procedurals recently, and the modern version can be gritty, violent and very graphic. This isn't any of those things. I do assume that it portrays the way in which murders were investigated back then quite well (I'd have to ask my Dad. He was in the Met Police in London in the 1960s, 70s and 80s!). Although I'm pretty sure that the investigating officers weren't all as pleasant as Pollard and Toye.
I loved all the old language ("frocks" for one!) and attitudes, even if they were very old fashioned. It's just so different to what's on offer now.
Well worth a read - and it's interesting to note that the Pollard and Toye series consisted of something like 19 books! Lots to be getting on with!