Blood Ties: Secrets and the lies people tell their family
What is this about?: In the wake of their parents’ death El and Michael discover the world of secrets their father was willing to…
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#5Books: Book recs and Picard!
Picard just started streaming on Amazon, and OMG, is it wonderful to see Captain Jean-Luc in action. (and also his voice and his accent?…
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#5Books: Book recs and looking back at an old show with new eyes
I found The X-Files on a streaming channel — hallelujah! The X-Files season 1 is a revelation. This is my show, the show I…
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Lost Hills: The new detective you’re going to want to read
What is this about?: Eve is a detective who just made it onto the homicide squad when she is assigned a triple murder. It’s her…
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Can’t Wait Wednesday: Please See Us
Can’t Wait Wednesday was once Waiting on Wednesday, but the purpose is the same: for bloggers to highlight what they’re waiting on. This week…
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#5Books: Book recs and a little bit of randomness
It’s the strangest thing to find The Little Bookshop on the Seine reflecting my watching habits right now, but here we are: Taken. Yes,…
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A Murder at Malabar Hill: murder, marriages and the power of women
What is this about?: Perveen Mistry is the first — and only — female solictor in Bombay, and takes on the case of the…
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#5Books: Book recs and back to work
What a wonderfully quiet first week back I had last week. Good enough to catch up with people who were back, and catch up…
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Silent Valley: Mystery and murder in 1950s South Africa
What is this about?: Detective Sergeant Cooper is sent to investigate the death of a Zulu girl in the Drakensberg Mountains near Durban in…
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#5Books: Book recs and old favourites
I’m on a nostalgia kick this last week of the holidays, watching an inordinate amount of Drop Dead Diva. To anyone who doesn’t know:…
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