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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Another entertaining mystery. Some of the same characters and some new quirky ones as well. I'm enjoying this series.
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
This was a fun cozy mystery with a great cast of characters. Seems the kind of thing that would be a very picturesque and entertaining miniseries.
This was a nice little cosy mystery. I'd not read the first one that introduced DS Kaur, but that didn't detract from this story. The premise of the story is that an old lady dies, but her friends / neighbours believe she was murdered and are determined to solve the mystery. Another great read from this author.
'It's business card, very official, with black, curly writing. Mrs P. Smith, it says, Murder Consultant'
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I seem to be falling down a rabbit hole recently of elderly people solving or helping with crimes, and trust me there are no complaints coming from me! This story was so fun to follow along with and the feature of the literary world made it very enjoyable for a bibliophile like myself!
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Harbinder, Natalka, Benedict and Edwin aren't the most likely team to be solving crime, especially when you take into account that only one of them is qualified to be solving a crime anyway! But my word are they an enjoyable bunch to travel along with as they delve further and further into the death of Peggy Smith and all the deaths that come after!
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A must read for anyone who enjoys a cosy crime book that packs a bit more substance into the story. The character of Harbinder Kaur is also a very likeable protagonist to read along with, cynical in all the right places and taking her first steps into dating/trying to date women for the first time, I found her a very well rounded lead investigator for the crime and will be rushing out to buy the first book in this series as soon as I can!
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Thank you. so much to Quercus and Netgalley for the ARC! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
P.S. Thanks for the murders.
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I seem to be falling down a rabbit hole recently of elderly people solving or helping with crimes, and trust me there are no complaints coming from me! This story was so fun to follow along with and the feature of the literary world made it very enjoyable for a bibliophile like myself!
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Harbinder, Natalka, Benedict and Edwin aren't the most likely team to be solving crime, especially when you take into account that only one of them is qualified to be solving a crime anyway! But my word are they an enjoyable bunch to travel along with as they delve further and further into the death of Peggy Smith and all the deaths that come after!
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A must read for anyone who enjoys a cosy crime book that packs a bit more substance into the story. The character of Harbinder Kaur is also a very likeable protagonist to read along with, cynical in all the right places and taking her first steps into dating/trying to date women for the first time, I found her a very well rounded lead investigator for the crime and will be rushing out to buy the first book in this series as soon as I can!
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Thank you. so much to Quercus and Netgalley for the ARC! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
P.S. Thanks for the murders.
'It's a business card, very official, with black, curly writing. Mrs P. Smith, it says, Murder Consultant'
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I seem to be falling down a rabbit hole recently of elderly people solving or helping with crimes, and trust me there are no complaints coming from me! This story was so fun to follow along with and the feature of the literary world made it very enjoyable for a bibliophile like myself!
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Harbinder, Natalka, Benedict and Edwin aren't the most likely team to be solving crime, especially when you take into account that only one of them is qualified to be solving a crime anyway! But my word are they an enjoyable bunch to travel along with as they delve further and further into the death of Peggy Smith and all the deaths that come after!
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A must read for anyone who enjoys a cosy crime book that packs a bit more substance into the story. The character of Harbinder Kaur is also a very likeable protagonist to read along with, cynical in all the right places and taking her first steps into dating/trying to date women for the first time, I found her a very well rounded lead investigator for the crime and will be rushing out to buy the first book in this series as soon as I can!
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Thank you. so much to Quercus and Netgalley for the ARC! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
P.S. Thanks for the murders.
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I seem to be falling down a rabbit hole recently of elderly people solving or helping with crimes, and trust me there are no complaints coming from me! This story was so fun to follow along with and the feature of the literary world made it very enjoyable for a bibliophile like myself!
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Harbinder, Natalka, Benedict and Edwin aren't the most likely team to be solving crime, especially when you take into account that only one of them is qualified to be solving a crime anyway! But my word are they an enjoyable bunch to travel along with as they delve further and further into the death of Peggy Smith and all the deaths that come after!
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A must read for anyone who enjoys a cosy crime book that packs a bit more substance into the story. The character of Harbinder Kaur is also a very likeable protagonist to read along with, cynical in all the right places and taking her first steps into dating/trying to date women for the first time, I found her a very well rounded lead investigator for the crime and will be rushing out to buy the first book in this series as soon as I can!
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Thank you. so much to Quercus and Netgalley for the ARC! I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
P.S. Thanks for the murders.
Det bästa med den här serien är persongalleriet, maken till charmiga typer har jag sällan skådat, och Harbinder Kaur är en stor favorit.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I received a free ARC of this via NetGalley and Quercus in return for an unbiased review. This is the second Kaur book, and keeps the same police characters, but all new features characters who are connected to the victims and trying to solve the murders. A former monk coffee shack owner, a Ukrainian maths whizz carer and a gay octogenarian BBC Radio 3 presenter join in this story of murder involving authors and a literary festival. Vividly, humorously and sensitively written by Griffiths, who’s one of my favourite authors - you root for two of them to get together, and you’ll have something in your eye at Kaur’s Dad telling her she can bring friends over - boyfriends or girlfriends, telling her that her Indian parents accept their gay, sergeant daughter as she is. Lovely. More please!
It is painful for me to rate this one a 2.5, but I have to do it.
The pacing was off.
There were mistakes made in the actual writing with names, characters, and timelines that were confusing. (Which is more the editing than anything else).
The characters themselves were cute, but not as memorable.
The plot seemed like it had too much going on.
I hate to write this as I LOVED The Stranger Diaries, the characters, and everything about the mystery.
The pacing was off.
There were mistakes made in the actual writing with names, characters, and timelines that were confusing. (Which is more the editing than anything else).
The characters themselves were cute, but not as memorable.
The plot seemed like it had too much going on.
I hate to write this as I LOVED The Stranger Diaries, the characters, and everything about the mystery.