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The Best Corpse for the Job (Lindenshaw Mysteries, #1)

Charlie Cochrane

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 28, 2015

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Aug 18, 2014 Ami rated it liked it

Shelves: mm-mystery-suspense-thriller, arc-books

3.5 stars

I have never read Charlie Cochrane before. However, I was in the mood for a good ol’ mystery so when I saw this on Netgalley I decided that I wanted to give it a try. I mean, murder on a school in a small English village? Sounds intriguing...

Dead body count: 2
Number of suspects: few
Number of detectives: 2
Number of love interest: 1
Number of internal thoughts not related to the murder: quite a few
Number of smart dog: 1

Turns out this is quite an enjoyable mystery!! Ms. Cochrane presented ...more

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Dec 13, 2014 Lori S. rated it really liked it

Shelves: mysteries, 2014_challenge, lgbtqa-et-al, romance-crossg, authors-british, england, ftb-no-on-page-sex

Good, enjoyable cosy mystery with interesting characters and a place I'd like to visit again. Double points for not having on screen intimacy stronger than a kiss*. Kudos!

[*However, romance does not equal sexual attraction.] ...more

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Jul 31, 2014 Colette rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, contemporary, m-m, mystery, police-detective

4.5
Really good mystery, I enjoyed following the clues and working out who done it. Light romance with engaging main characters, there was a nice balance between the mystery and the romance. Definitely recommended.

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Dec 29, 2014 Susinok rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, mystery, contemporary, glbt

A fun, cosy British mystery.

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Dec 01, 2014 Kirsten rated it it was ok

The POV switches were kind of annoying, as was the head jumping. And despite those I still never felt like I really got to know the MCs. Also there was way too many coincidences.

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