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Murder Between the Pages

Josh Lanyon

Start date: November 1, 2016

Finish date: December 10, 2016

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Oct 31, 2016 Pete W rated it really liked it

Another classic Lanyon style, although this one take a bit to get into as well as getting my bearing straight.

Since I became aware of this book only through the Goodread page, I was confuse within the first few pages of reading, as something felt off about it. Then it was clear that this was not set in present day but in the past. It took me a bit to adjust how I conjured the mental image of this book in my head.

The pacing wasn't exactly slow but it wasn't bombastic either. The early portion of ...more

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Feb 04, 2017 Meep rated it it was ok

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Ok but no better than ok, perhaps my expectations for a Lanyon-Mystery were too high. Wondered while reading if this was intended as an 'in the style of' book, which was answered in the authors note at the end. It most certainly was.

Dual pov despite the short length, and I had the hardest time discerning which was which, several times I stumbled over what a character knew and had to skip back to the chapter title to check; but then had a struggle to remember which name belonged to which characte ...more

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Jan 01, 2017 Lillian Francis rated it really liked it

I wish this had been longer. Enemies to lovers is one of my favourite tropes. Even though this was less enemies than a major case of hairpulling.
Enjoyed the mystery and the historical setting.

Note: This is written in alternating 1st person pov.

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Nov 06, 2016 Autumn rated it really liked it

Murder Between the Pages was wonderfully written; as I would expect nothing less from the talented Lanyon. It started off slow and was a bit slugglish for me. I felt a disconnect to Leonard's character, but found myself drawn to Felix instantly. There was a bit of confusion with a certain pairing that didn't immediately make itself known to me. It was resolved for me later in the book; but for a while there, it had me scratching my head. The mystery was intriguing; and for the most part, I had i ...more

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