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Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.
Switched to hardcover
Lunch Poems by Frank O'Hara

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challenging slow-paced

3.0

Poetry, NY, 1960s
A Fatal Winter by G.M. Malliet

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Priest detective, England
Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Khan

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adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Community policing, detective duo, racial profiling, murder
Impact of Evidence by Carol Carnac

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adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

BLCC series, rural storm, bodies found, Scotland Yard,
Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries by Martin Edwards

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informative mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Short stories, golden age of mysteries authors, excellent intros to stories by Edwards
Wicked Autumn by G.M. Malliet

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adventurous funny informative mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The first in the Max Tudor series.. 
Yours Cheerfully by A.J. Pearce

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adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Lovely book about women on the home front of WWII.
The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Loved the book, do not like the new narrator. 
The Washing Away of Wrongs by G.M. Malliet

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adventurous funny informative mysterious relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Series, Max Tudor, Oxford, priest sleuth