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Charlotte MacLeod's books are in the Kindle unlimited program, so I thought I would try them. The are light and humorous murder mysteries, great for when I need a change of pace.
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Agronomy professor Peter Shandy finally gives in to the peer pressure at Balaclava Agricultural College and has his home buried in flashing lights and plastic reindeer for the Illumination, the college's biggest fundraiser of the year. Then, he heads out for a pleasure cruise to avoid the racket. When he gets home, however, he finds assistant librarian and local busybody Jemima Ames dead in his living room. The police call it an accident, but Peter suspects murder and once he starts poking aroun
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3.5 to 4 stars for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, probably because it features a brilliant librarian as well as a totally annoying one. However, I never believed our hero and heroine would really be obsessed in counting everything, even when the total was over a thousand. Also, I guessed whodunnit pretty early on. And there were too many characters for me. The book is somewhat dated, though that never bothered me. But a fun read if you're looking for something light and enjoy a gentle spoof
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Dec 18, 2012
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