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White Nights by Ann Cleeves (Shetland #2) (August/Sept 25)
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White Nights - SPOILER Thread - (Shetland #2) (August/Sept 25)
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This is the last book in this series, so I suppose I was looking for an idea of what the future of George and Genevieve held. These books do follow a specific formula, but then I suppose anything situated in a closed environment (boats, trains, planes) are going to be much the same. This one does carry the famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, much as the previous book had J.P.Morgan, so I suspect Conrad could also have run out of world known people who could be eligible to travel in this manner
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Feb 12, 2008
Nancy Oakes
rated it
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review of another edition
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historical-crime-fiction,
crime-fiction
As of today, Murder on the Celtic is the last of the George Porter Dillman/Genevieve Masefield mysteries. To my great delight, the author finally managed to break through the formulaic stranglehold of his previous mysteries to offer a fun read. The same elements are there (thefts, a death on board) as in the past books, but this time he's jazzed it up a bit with an addition to the basic plot. I am one tough cookie when it comes to mystery novels, because I've been reading them since I was about
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3 stars for this book and 2.5 stars rounded up to 3 for the entire series because if it was 2 stars why would I finish it?
I very much lowered my expectations about the series since they are so formulaic, but once I do that and just expect much of it will be predictable (at least one man will always be "after" Genevieve for each cruise and at least one woman will be after George) and then enjoy it for what it is.
I was interested to learn about the people turned back at Ellis Island because had n ...more
I very much lowered my expectations about the series since they are so formulaic, but once I do that and just expect much of it will be predictable (at least one man will always be "after" Genevieve for each cruise and at least one woman will be after George) and then enjoy it for what it is.
I was interested to learn about the people turned back at Ellis Island because had n ...more
Wonderful period mystery series. Can't resist the charm of the ocean liner era. three & a half stars
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Oct 17, 2016
Sam
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
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historical-mysterys,
19th-century
Jun 08, 2024
Elizabeth Williams
marked it as to-read
Jun 08, 2024
Kat
marked it as to-read
