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Oceans Downton Abbey Eight

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

September 10, 2024 by finnyfinfinn Leave a Comment

Never mess with the housekeepers; they know where all the bodies are buried. Mrs. King has just been let go from her position as head housekeeper at the extravagant Park Lane estate. Everything is going according to plan. The master of the house has recently passed and his daughter is determined to throw an audacious and slightly inappropriate costume ball. That’s the night that Mrs. King is going to rob Park Lane of every elegant possession. She and her group of carefully chosen accomplices are […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Alex Hay, heists, housekeepers, mystery

finnyfinfinn's CBR16 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Alex Hay, heists, housekeepers, mystery ·
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Cats don’t really feature prominently in this narrative (Bingo)

Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart

September 10, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: From the decade I was born (1970s) Smart Bitches Book Bingo: Published in 2000 or earlier (first published 1976) CBR16 Bingo: Vintage (published 48 years ago) Briony Ashley is working in Portugal when she recieves word that her father has died, in what appears to be a hit-and-run accident. Her father didn’t die instantly, but had time to ramble some strange and slightly mysterious things, among them a warning that Briony needs to be careful. She goes home to what is now […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: 1970s, CBR16, cbr16bingo, ESP, historical fiction, magical realism, Malin, Mary Stewart, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, Romance, Smart Bitches, Touch Not the Cat, vintage

Malin's CBR16 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: 1970s, CBR16, cbr16bingo, ESP, historical fiction, magical realism, Malin, Mary Stewart, mystery, Nowhere Book Bingo, Romance, Smart Bitches, Touch Not the Cat, vintage ·
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Bleeding Innocence Dry

Saving Susy Sweetchild by Barbara Hambly

September 7, 2024 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Disco – This mystery’s set amid the bright lights of 1920s Hollywood, featuring both it’s fast-living stars and the people behind the scenes who prop them up. English widow Emma has settled comfortably into her new life in 1920s Hollywood as her silent movie star sister-in-law’s companion and part-time script doctor. When a child star and her mother are kidnapped, she gets swept up in the mystery, if only because she and Kitty may be the only ones who really care if Susy […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: 1920s, ARC, Barbara Hambly, cbr16bingo, historical, Hollywood, mystery, NetGalley

Pooja's CBR16 Review No:89 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 1920s, ARC, Barbara Hambly, cbr16bingo, historical, Hollywood, mystery, NetGalley ·
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The Bad Knights

The Lost Order by Steve Berry

September 2, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: golden. The book centers around a fictionalized version of the Knights of the Golden Circle and the book has a quest for gold.  First of all, I had no idea that a secret society called the Knights of the Golden Circle actually existed. Formed in 1852, they had a goal of expanding a slavery empire through the southwest United States, into Mexico and central America, and including the Caribbean. All of this happened before the Civil War and they […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: cbr16bingo, cotton malone, golden, mystery, politics, secret societies, Steve Berry, The Gold Order, The Lost Order, thriller

Jake's CBR16 Review No:128 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: cbr16bingo, cotton malone, golden, mystery, politics, secret societies, Steve Berry, The Gold Order, The Lost Order, thriller ·
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No, Not You. We Named the Monkey Jack!

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

August 24, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: first. This is the first of two Carl Hiaasen novels to feature criminal food inspector Andrew Yancy.  I wanted to read this before I saw the TV show since it’s received good reviews and seems like the kind of thing that is for me. I have mixed feelings on Carl Hiaasen, though I always enjoy reading his books. They start strong as he lathers on all the Florida-ness he possibly can. The line in this one about how the […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Andrew Yancy, Bad Monkey, Carl Hiaasen, cbr16bingo, crime, first, Florida, Key West, mystery

Jake's CBR16 Review No:124 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Andrew Yancy, Bad Monkey, Carl Hiaasen, cbr16bingo, crime, first, Florida, Key West, mystery ·
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“Congratulations. You’re evil enough.”

Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews

August 19, 2024 by Malin 10 Comments

4.5 stars Nowhere Bingo: Takes place during a holiday/holiday season (this is set around Christmas/a bunch of pagan midwinter rites) 362 days of the year, Roman, Black Volhv of Atlanta, dutifully serves Chernobog, the god of Destruction, Darkness, and Death. He just wants a few days of peace, to enjoy his stew, eggnog, and cookies, but it is not to be. One of the infernal paranormal critters that loves him has cleaned out both his eggnog and cookie stash and to make matters worse, there’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: CBR16, family, ilona andrews, Malin, mystery, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, paranormal fantasy, Sanctuary, Slavic mythology, The Roman Chronicles

Malin's CBR16 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: CBR16, family, ilona andrews, Malin, mystery, novella, Nowhere Book Bingo, paranormal fantasy, Sanctuary, Slavic mythology, The Roman Chronicles ·
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