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The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant
by Liza Tully
A Pair of PI's (3/12/2025)
A famous detective, a rookie assistant, a secret filled family, and a suicide (murder?) are the perfect ingredients for a good mystery. You will find all of them in '' The World's Greatest Detective and her Just OK Assissant''

I found this to be a good read and Imore
One Death at a Time
by Abbi Waxman
A book to add to your reading list (1/8/2025)
Reading 'One Death at a Time' was a pleasure. The characters with all their talents, flaws and foibles are revealed layer by layer creating little surprises through the story. I think it gives the mystery a few more twists and turns. When I reached the end I thought « more
Happy Land
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
The Mystery of History (12/18/2024)
Hidden history is fascinating to me. It's all those untold and under-told stories I've discovered in historical fiction. Happy Land is a perfect example. The author presents the facts of the existence of the Kingdom of Happy Land interwoven in a fictional family historymore
Girl Falling: A Novel
by Hayley Scrivenor
Now that's a twist I missed! (10/7/2024)
I'm generally not a big fan of thrillers so I was surprised at how easily I was drawn into this story. While the mystery of how Magdu died simmered below the surface, the intricacies of the relationships held center stage. The unfolding of the friendship between Finn andmore
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