Tag Archives: London
The Girls in the Garden – Lisa Jewell
This is not my usual cup of tea. I just don’t tend to lean toward contemporary women’s fiction, if that’s the proper pigeonhole for this; in fact, I requested it because it sounded more like a mystery. And it was, … Continue reading
The Sans Pareil Mystery – Karen Charlton
I made 126 notes and highlights on this book in Kindle. That’s either an excellent sign … or a really, really bad one. I sincerely wish I had paid more attention to the author’s and main character’s names before requesting … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, Karen Charlton, London, mystery, NetGalley, The Sans Pareil Mystery
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The Insanity of Murder – Felicity Young (Netgalley)
I did not have high expectations for this book (received from Netgalley for an honest review, with thanks), I have to admit. But I had already picked up the previous in the series as an Amazon deal, and I thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr Dody McCleland, Felicity Young, London, NetGalley, suffragettes, The Insanity of Murder
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The Georgian Menagerie – Christopher Plumb (Netgalley)
It must have been fun to live in a time when people believed in dragons. Elephants, you see “waded into pools of water when they wanted to give birth; a male would stand by the pool to guard the mother … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Christopher Plumb, London, NetGalley, The Georgian Menagerie
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Street Magic – Caitlin Kittredge
I should have been looking for a Comfort Read for last Christmas. But this past Christmas bore no resemblance whatsoever to any other Christmas in living memory (in a word, it sucked), so I drifted with my whim and landed … Continue reading
Whispers Under Ground – Ben Aaronovitch
Peter Grant. I could almost make that my entire review. I have a friend I met when we both worked at Barnes & Noble many years ago. She went off to school and then to New York to seek her … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Aaronovitch, London, Magicians of London, NetGalley, Nightingale, Peter Grant, The Folly
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Prehistoric Clock – Robert Appleton
Sooner or later, clockwork requires each piece to accept its nature or break. Hearts are no different. I have limited experience with steampunk. Most of what I’ve stumbled across has been romance of some sort or other, which is fine … Continue reading
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Tagged Dinosaur, London, NetGalley, Prehistoric Clock, Robert Appleton, Steampunk, The Steam Clock Legacy, Time travel
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Dark Remains – Sean McMahon
I won a copy of this book through LibraryThing’s Member Giveaways. I always feel badly about not being able to heap praise on one of these. I enjoyed the beginning… It’s a powerful idea – two young children left on … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Remains, Elizabeth Báthory, London, LTMG, Sean McMahon, Victorian era
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The Man in the Queue – Josephine Tey
After a long absence, Alan Grant returns to my life. (Which is a different way of saying “I haven’t read this in a long time”.) It’s obvious that Josephine Tey didn’t originally intend to write mystery novels: not to in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Grant, Josephine Tey, London, Pamela Patrick theatre, The Man in the Queue
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The Music of the Spheres – Elizabeth Redfern
This felt strangely familiar, or perhaps inevitable would be a better description. There are the down-trodden though spirited prostitutes of 18th–19th century London. There are the men who are persecuted for preferring boys. There are the spheres within spheres of … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, Elizabeth Redfern, London, Music of the Spheres
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