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Shipwreck

Maureen Jennings

Start date: June 28, 2021

Finish date: June 28, 2021

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Why we're reading this: Shirin & Carolyn trying out the beloved Maureen Jennings, before Canada Day.
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Jul 22, 2021 Kerri rated it really liked it

Shelves: buddy-reads

A short story read before beginning the main series. This certainly piqued my interest in the series, providing an enjoyable mystery that I read in one sitting. I was impressed with the balance struck between keeping the story simple and clear, in keeping with its intended audience of new adult readers, while still presenting an interesting story, one that I think would motivate the reader to want to know what happens next. A part of me wanted more detail, more characterisation, but I also appre ...more

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Jun 28, 2021 C. (Comment, never msg). rated it really liked it

Shelves: riedel-titles-2021

My parents told me about the television show “Murdoch Mysteries”, knowing I would eventually love it too. It has been airing so long, I want to collect the DVDs from season 1. Goodreads peer, Denise, told me William Murdoch derives from books, so I bought the first few to savour with my New Zealander friend, Kerri and my Iranian friend, Shirin. So popular are they that Shirin was able to read it in Persian!

I am not a historical fiction fan. Canadian work is an exception and loveable characters i ...more

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Jul 01, 2021 S. ≽^•⩊•^≼ I'm not here yet rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ibooks-in-english, l-canada, short-100, g-mystery-detective, buddy-reads

Murdock was on my to-read list for a long time, and I wasn't sure when will start to read it. Thanks to dear Carolyn, we finally start this interesting detective mystery! ...more

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Apr 05, 2022 Leeanne G rated it really liked it · review of another edition

For a long time I never realized that the television show "Murdoch Mysteries" was actually based on a book series. I've sporadically seen some of the episodes from various seasons and I've always enjoyed what I saw. However, I wasn't really sure about starting the novels because I've heard that fans of the show were upset by some of the changes in the book. Though this seems a little backwards, since the books were written before the show started, I was still wary of the books. My friend Carolyn For a long time I never realized that the television show "Murdoch Mysteries" was actually based on a book series. I've sporadically seen some of the episodes from various seasons and I've always enjoyed what I saw. However, I wasn't really sure about starting the novels because I've heard that fans of the show were upset by some of the changes in the book. Though this seems a little backwards, since the books were written before the show started, I was still wary of the books. My friend Carolyn convinced me to try her PDF of this prequel, "Shipwreck", and I'm happy to say I enjoyed it!

I was a bit confused in the beginning until I figured out that Bill Murdoch is not the William Murdoch that the rest of the series is about. I don’t know if the rest of the books are written as if Bill is telling his great-grandfather’s story or not, but that is how this prequel went. Once I figured out the difference between the two William Murdochs I really started to enjoy this. I immediately liked young Will and Father Keegan. They’re both very bright, and I loved how Father Keegan guided Will as they worked out the mystery.

The mystery was enjoyable and refreshingly different. There wasn't really anyone to interview for information, so Father Keegan and Will had to put together small clues that could have been easily missed by anyone else, in order to figure out what happened on the boat before it shipwrecked.

I wish the modern Murdoch’s hadn’t interrupted the story as often, particularly little Amy. It jolted me out of the mystery every time and made the story feel a bit broken up. I liked Bill and didn't mind Wendy, but Amy got quite annoying after a bit.

I want to write a quick thank you to my friend Carolyn for sending the PDF of this story to me, and for Shirin who sent it to her! Also, for encouraging me to try this series at all! You were right in believing that I would enjoy this, Carolyn.

It’s wonderful to know how this great detective started out and this short story has effectively gotten me hooked on the series. I’m excited to meet Will again as an older man in Toronto in the first book, "Except the Dying". ...more

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