Bitter Tea and Mystery

Where I list what I read and my reactions.
Mystery is my genre, leaning towards
traditional mysteries and police procedurals.
Bitter hot tea is the perfect companion.

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

The Woman in White: Wilkie Collins

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This book is one of the first sensation novels. First published in 1859, it tells the story of a young woman (Laura Fairlie) who marries un...

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

The Manual of Detection: Jedediah Berry

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My son bought this book at the book sale last year. We both read it recently, and we both enjoyed it. But it is very hard to describe. It is...

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Monday, November 4, 2019

What did I read in October 2019?

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Another good month for reading. Mostly crime fiction, but I also read some non-fiction and a classic novella. And eight of the books were f...

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Some Favorite Authors from the Book Sale

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Between September 20 - 28th of this year, we attended the Planned Parenthood book sale four times. I always get too many books, and you woul...

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Sunday, October 27, 2019

Breakfast at Tiffany's: Truman Capote

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The story takes place over a year or two in New York, during World War II. A young man, an aspring writer, is the narrator. The first para...

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Paper Son: S. J. Rozan

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The Lydia Chin / Bill Smith mystery series is one my favorite contemporary mystery series; the 11th book in the series was published in 2011...

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