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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith.

[Marianne]

Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. "

Phrynne, if they happen to be offering the prequel, Varg In Love as "read now" you should grab that too.

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Received for Christmas as presents
by Bette Lee Crosby
Bette Lee Crosby
[bookcover:The Li..."

Indeed Brenda. People know me well. Of course a few hints helped.

[Dale]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "I received Our Country Christmas from my granddaughter. She picked it herself.
And

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
[book:A Year on Ladybug Far..."

Saving CeeCee honeycutt is a good one.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "Received for Christmas as presents
by Bette Lee Crosby
Bette Lee Crosby
[b..."

Of course :) You wouldn't want them to forget!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. "

Well done! Looks like a new series?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. "

I've just requested it - thanks for the heads up - but don't expect to get it as it's Hachette AU...

[Diana]

Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. "

Wow, will look forward to that one and have recommended it to my sister.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. [bookcover:The Department of Sensitive Cr..."

Thanks for the info Marianne. I just got it for 99c from Amazon.

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. [bookcover:The Department of Sensitive Cr..."

Yes, the first book of a new series with a prequel I can see on Amazon AU but at $1.64 for 13 pages it's a bit rich... although, when I check, I paid $1.15 for in 2013, LOL

[Andrea]

Marianne wrote: "Yes, the first book of a new series with a prequel I can see on Amazon AU but at $1.64 for 13 pages it's a bit rich..."

13 pages? You could just about type that out for us on Teaser Tuesday! 😆

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne said in her review it was 23 pages! But yes, with that amount of pages it should be free!

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne said in her review it was 23 pages! But yes, with that amount of pages it should be free!"

I was going on the Amazon data.
Yes, you'd think that small a taste ought to be free but I paid for it, which says something about my respect for Alexander McCall Smith's writing

[Marianne]

Salvos Gentlemen Formerly Dressed to add to my Sulari Gentill pile for $4

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good pick up!

[Krystal]

Today I went to Dymocks and actually bought books that are on my 'books to buy' shelf so I'm pretty proud of myself for that!

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
Hangman by Jack Heath
And finally, in the attempt to have it read before the end of the year ...

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Krystal :)

[Diana]

Op shop this morning
Laura Lake and the Hipster Weddings by Wendy Holden $2 Thought this would be a light, easy plane read
The Happy Cookbook: 130 Wholefood Recipes for Health, Wellness, and a Little Extra Sparkle by Lola Berry $5
My Kitchen: Casual Cooking at Home by Pete Evans $6
I love ❤️ cookbooks and finally for my friend who collects Marilyn Monroe stuff
Marilyn Monroe by Editor-Paul Duncan $5

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "My best Xmas present just came from Netgalley - The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith. "

Congratulations Phrynne! Will look forward to your review!

(I've asked for it from NG but since Hachette has never approved me, I've also pre-ordered it from Amazon)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne said in her review it was 23 pages! But yes, with that amount of pages it should be free!"

True but at the same time it is less than half the price of a cup of coffee and I got more pleasure out of the story than I would a drink:) Also as Marianne says I really respect this author!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! One way of looking at it I guess ;)

[Deb]

I have just received a free copy of Flight Risk by Michael McGuire, from the amazing Allen and Unwin - going to save it for a few days, but i can hardly wait...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I certainly didn't expect to be approved for this one!! The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith

[Andrea]

Brenda wrote: "I certainly didn't expect to be approved for this one!! The Department of Sensitive Crimes by [author:Alexander McCall Smith|..."

Snap! What a surprise. I guess I'll be forking out for the short story after all.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh good for you! Hachette on NG is so hit and miss with me. I just looked as I still have 2 pending from them and one of the "pending" ones has already been archived!! :(

[Margot]

Just received an email from Simon and Schuster to say that I have won
The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence
At the Wolf's Table by Rosella Postorino
and
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker

What a wonderful start to the New Year.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done :)

[Dale]

Margot wrote: "Just received an email from Simon and Schuster to say that I have won
The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence
At the Wolf's Table by [author:Rosella Post..."

Same here Margot. Happy New Year indeed.

[Marianne]

Dale wrote: "Margot wrote: "Just received an email from Simon and Schuster to say that I have won
The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence
At the Wolf's Table by [auth..."

None for me this time :(

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

My copy of The Rosie Result arrived while I was overseas. I was very happy that my neighbour took it in and looked after it so it didn't get ruined in the rain.

[Marianne]

Phrynne wrote: "My copy of The Rosie Result arrived while I was overseas. I was very happy that my neighbour took it in and looked after it so it didn't get ruined in the rain."

Finished it yesterday. I hope you enjoy it too :)

[Carolyn]

Andrea wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I certainly didn't expect to be approved for this one!! The Department of Sensitive Crimes by [author:Alexande..."

Me too! My first ever from Hachette! I'd stopped asking them until this came up.

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "My copy of The Rosie Result arrived while I was overseas. I was very happy that my neighbour took it in and looked after it so it didn't get ruined in the rain."

Mine hasn't arrived yet and I've been home over Christmas/New Year, although it should have arrived before then. The postie always leaves books just inside the porch (on a little step stool that the electricity company put there for the meter man to climb up on to read the meter - isn't that cute?) so I would have seen it straight away.

[Marianne]

I hope it's not in the Australia Post Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne loop that some of the books Text send me go into :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just picked up A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill and A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny from my library for challenges this month :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

And my postie just delivered my first for the year - The Lost Girls by Jennifer Spence

[Marianne]

I dropped some books at the Library Locker in Corrimal today (free books, swap, return, keep) and picked up
The Sleepwalker's Introduction to Flight and Wicked Charms
and at Vinnies for $1 400 minutes of danger

[Carolyn]

Marianne wrote: "I hope it's not in the Australia Post Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne loop that some of the books Text send me go into :("

Could be Marianne!

[Marianne]

There's one they sent on Nov 25th, still not here....

[Natty]

After Christmas and New years where I had to work over the period due to being in retail so getting on to good reads hasn't happened anyway... Received some books as pressies which were:
The Last Dingo Summer by Jackie French
The Lily and the Rose by Jackie French
Looking for Andrew McCarthy by Jenny Colgan
Night World, No. 1, Night World, No. 2, Night World, No. 3 a 3 in 1 book by L.J. Smith
Received also as a gift The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton which I have already read, just didn't have the heart to tell the person who gifted it to me, it was very sweet of them to do it in the first place...

Also received before Christmas from Allen and Unwin:
Small Blessings by Emily Brewin
The Orchardist's Daughter by Karen Viggers...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Nat!

[Dale]

Today I received from the lovely people and Allen&Unwin
and
Looking forward to reading both of these.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just received from two publishers - Saving You by Charlotte Nash
The House of Second Chances by Esther Campion
Islands by Peggy Frew
The True Story of Maddie Bright by Mary-Rose MacColl

[Marianne]

I was feeling a bit left out yesterday with you all getting A&U parcels, but apparently mine was at the PO despite no card in the PO Box and no email. So today I collected
Losing the Plot
The True Story of Maddie Bright
and Hunter (Suzanne, did you request this one? Sequel to Hangman)
and then at the library today for Liza Perrat's author talk, I picked up Watching You for 50c

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good job Marianne :)

[Dale]

Marianne wrote: "I was feeling a bit left out yesterday with you all getting A&U parcels, but apparently mine was at the PO despite no card in the PO Box and no email. So today I collected
[book:Losing the Plot|433..."

Those will keep you out of mischief for a little while Marianne and Brenda.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Just a little while Dale ;)

I received a little while ago, The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

From the library today
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz
Paving the New Road by Sulari Gentill
Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

[Carolyn]

Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "I hope it's not in the Australia Post Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne loop that some of the books Text send me go into :("

Could be Marianne!"

Nup - simpler explanation than that. I gave them the wrong house number and the book was sent back to them. Doh!!

[Carolyn]

I had a little post Christmas splurge on books for my kindle (because goodness knows it needs more!):

My Sister, the Serial Killerby Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Craftsman by Sharon J. Bolton
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz
Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet
The Yellow House by Emily O'Grady
Verity by Colleen Hoover

Also Pre-ordered:
Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald