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Librarian for past 50 years; retired now but still work part time. Lifelong bibliophile; lover of mystery, fantasy, romance and historical fiction. Fascinated by all things Greek.
Day 10 #LibFaves25 pick is Susie Dent’s GUILTY BY DEFINITION. Martha returns to Oxford as senior editor of a prestigious dictionary only to be confronted by a series of cryptic letters referring to the disappearance of her sister 10 years ago. My favorite mystery this year!
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Day 10 #LibFaves25 pick is Susie Dent’s GUILTY BY DEFINITION. Martha returns to Oxford as senior editor of a prestigious dictionary only to be confronted by a series of cryptic letters referring to the disappearance of her sister 10 years ago. My favorite mystery this year!
Day 9 #LibFaves25 pick: Sarah Beth Durst’s ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE. Released from enchantment for illegal use of sorcery, Terlu finds herself stranded on a snowy island with only a grumpy gardener for company. When the magical greenhouses need help, can she find a way to give it? Charming & delightful
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Day 9 #LibFaves25 pick: Sarah Beth Durst’s ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE. Released from enchantment for illegal use of sorcery, Terlu finds herself stranded on a snowy island with only a grumpy gardener for company. When the magical greenhouses need help, can she find a way to give it? Charming & delightful
Day 8 pick #LibFaves25 Nora Roberts’ SEVEN RINGS. Roberts is always a comfort read for me, and this is a satisfying conclusion to one of her best trilogies. Terrific Maine setting, characters I’d like to be able to meet, and imaginative use of the paranormal. Loved this one
December 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Day 8 pick #LibFaves25 Nora Roberts’ SEVEN RINGS. Roberts is always a comfort read for me, and this is a satisfying conclusion to one of her best trilogies. Terrific Maine setting, characters I’d like to be able to meet, and imaginative use of the paranormal. Loved this one
Day 7 pick: #LibFaves25 Val McDermid’s SILENT BONES. When heavy rains uncover bones buried at the side of a highway, they turn out to belong to a journalist believed to have fled after murdering his girlfriend. Who killed him? Did he really commit murder? Karen Pirie’s cold case squad investigates
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Day 7 pick: #LibFaves25 Val McDermid’s SILENT BONES. When heavy rains uncover bones buried at the side of a highway, they turn out to belong to a journalist believed to have fled after murdering his girlfriend. Who killed him? Did he really commit murder? Karen Pirie’s cold case squad investigates
Day 6 #LibFaves25 Alyson Richman’s THE MISSING PAGES. Harry Widener tragically died on the Titanic, having gone back to his cabin to retrieve a treasured book. Years later a young woman dealing with her own loss notices ghostly goings on in the library Harry’s mother built in his memory.
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Day 6 #LibFaves25 Alyson Richman’s THE MISSING PAGES. Harry Widener tragically died on the Titanic, having gone back to his cabin to retrieve a treasured book. Years later a young woman dealing with her own loss notices ghostly goings on in the library Harry’s mother built in his memory.
Today’s #LibFaves25 pick: Stacey Abrams’ CODED JUSTICE. Avery Keene, now an investigator for a high powered law firm, investigates suspicious deaths at a tech company using AI for health care. A page turning thriller that also raises thoughtful ethical questions
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Today’s #LibFaves25 pick: Stacey Abrams’ CODED JUSTICE. Avery Keene, now an investigator for a high powered law firm, investigates suspicious deaths at a tech company using AI for health care. A page turning thriller that also raises thoughtful ethical questions
Day 4 #LibFaves25 pick is Connie Berry’s A GRAVE DECEPTION. When archaeologists ask antiques expert Kate Hamilton to investigate artifacts found in a recently unearthed grave her efforts unexpectedly link up with much more modern murders. A fine addition to an excellent series
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Day 4 #LibFaves25 pick is Connie Berry’s A GRAVE DECEPTION. When archaeologists ask antiques expert Kate Hamilton to investigate artifacts found in a recently unearthed grave her efforts unexpectedly link up with much more modern murders. A fine addition to an excellent series
#LibFaves25 My day 3 pick: Robert Jackson Bennett’s A DROP OF CORRUPTION. Ana Dolabra and Din Kol are back, investigating a dead body that disappears from a locked room. Think Holmes and Watson in a wonderfully imagined fantasy world.
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#LibFaves25 My day 3 pick: Robert Jackson Bennett’s A DROP OF CORRUPTION. Ana Dolabra and Din Kol are back, investigating a dead body that disappears from a locked room. Think Holmes and Watson in a wonderfully imagined fantasy world.
#LibFaves25 My day 2 pick is Amanda Bouchet’s BENEATH THE BURNING SEA. I’ve enjoyed Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles since the beginning and this one was no letdown with two warriors fighting their attraction to one another while on a quest to save Atlantis & avert war among the gods
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#LibFaves25 My day 2 pick is Amanda Bouchet’s BENEATH THE BURNING SEA. I’ve enjoyed Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles since the beginning and this one was no letdown with two warriors fighting their attraction to one another while on a quest to save Atlantis & avert war among the gods
#LibFaves25 Today’s pick pick is Jeffrey Siger’s wonderful Greek set mystery NOT DEAD YET: his series detective must deal with a mysterious plane crash, a vengeful survivor, and possible threats to his own family
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
#LibFaves25 Today’s pick pick is Jeffrey Siger’s wonderful Greek set mystery NOT DEAD YET: his series detective must deal with a mysterious plane crash, a vengeful survivor, and possible threats to his own family
#ewgc Also on my radar: Penny Haw’s THE WOMAN AND HER STARS about astronomer Caroline Herschel who worked in the shadow of her brother William
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
#ewgc Also on my radar: Penny Haw’s THE WOMAN AND HER STARS about astronomer Caroline Herschel who worked in the shadow of her brother William
#ewgc Definitely want to take a look at Jeffrey Siger’s A STUDY IN SECRETS. Love his Greek set mysteries so want to see what he does with a mysterious retired gentleman abd a lost treasure set in Manhattan. Listed as the start of a new series
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#ewgc Definitely want to take a look at Jeffrey Siger’s A STUDY IN SECRETS. Love his Greek set mysteries so want to see what he does with a mysterious retired gentleman abd a lost treasure set in Manhattan. Listed as the start of a new series
#ewgc This really caught my eye: Izzy Broom’s HOUSE OF HIDDEN LETTERS. Woman wins a lottery to buy a cottage in need of repairs on a Greek island for one euro. She and the few other winners will be the first residents in the cottages since the 1940s…
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#ewgc This really caught my eye: Izzy Broom’s HOUSE OF HIDDEN LETTERS. Woman wins a lottery to buy a cottage in need of repairs on a Greek island for one euro. She and the few other winners will be the first residents in the cottages since the 1940s…
#ewgc Going to see how long I can stay up; logging in from lovely (but a little soggy right now) Corfu where it’s 10:30 pm. Need to hear about all the books!
October 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#ewgc Going to see how long I can stay up; logging in from lovely (but a little soggy right now) Corfu where it’s 10:30 pm. Need to hear about all the books!
Wow! Another Sarah Beth Durst, Sea of Charms, coming next July!
September 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Wow! Another Sarah Beth Durst, Sea of Charms, coming next July!