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“Jesus, who would want to read about a failed old nun, with her stipend, and second-hand shoes.”

Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd

October 22, 2025 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

What a kooky mystery book. My mom was visiting for the last few days and she and I love to get our blankets and read (which we indulged in doing) so she was perfectly placed to ask me what was going on within the fun orange cover of this book. The quick logline doesn’t really capture the vibe of the book, though, and I don’t know whether I sold her on it or not. Murder at Gulls Nest features Nora, a former Carmelite nun who has left her order after three decades and is on the hunt for a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Jess Kidd, Murder at Gulls Nest, murder mystery, Nora Breen Investigates, read harder challenge, rec'd

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:47 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr17bingo, Jess Kidd, Murder at Gulls Nest, murder mystery, Nora Breen Investigates, read harder challenge, rec'd ·
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