Sarah Zama's Blog, page 48
November 2, 2017
Thursday Quotables – Murder on the Orient Express
She regarded him with a grim smile. “Well, Monsieur, do you not wish to see what my valises contain?” He shook his head. “Madame, it is a formality, that is all.” “Are you so sure?”...
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October 30, 2017
The Lindbergh Child Kidnapping Case
Who says that globalisation is a thing of today? When Baby Charlie Lindbergh jr was kidnapped on the 1st March 1932, all the western world knew it. The abduction and murder of the firstborn child...
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October 19, 2017
Thursday Quotables – The Two Towers
“All the big important plans are not for my sort. Still I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs or tales. We’re in one, of course, but I mean: put into words, you...
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October 16, 2017
An instinct for the past: Interview with author Michelle Cox
A while ago I reviewed a cosy mystery set in the 1930. You might remember that, Ring of Truth. It’s a romance with mystery nuances set in Chicago, a strong story with strong characters that...
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October 13, 2017
Fear (Marie Curie)
“Nothing is life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less” – Marie Sklodowska Curie
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October 9, 2017
Gang Roundup – October 2017
Hi everyone. October is always a busy month for me. Work tends to take over my life, the university term starts and life in the bookshop turns the crazy bend. So try to bear with...
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September 30, 2017
Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of Mystery Novels
Next November a new film from Agatha Christie’s novel Murder on the Orient Express will be released, and I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am! No, I’ve never read the book (though...
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September 28, 2017
Thursday Quotable – Nine Lessons
Penrose was just on his way upstairs again when he heard the sound of the front door closing and a woman’s voice in the hallway. ‘Dr Laxborough? Dr Laxborough, are you there?’ He called out...
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September 21, 2017
Thursday Quotables – The Fellowship of the Ring (#HobbitDay)
80 years ago today The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien was published for the first time. That's quite a birthday! But tomorrow is Bilbo and Frodo's birthday too, so we need to celebrate! Following his lead...
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September 16, 2017
Kindness (Morgan Freeman)
How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time – Morgan Freeman
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