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that’s…not a thing. — “Her memory would be reliable. She was a painter.”

oh, no! not another amnesia story! — “I don’t know my name,’ he said flatly…”

There’s always an initial “oddity”. Is this man it?

Who introduces themselves with their job title? Hi, I’m Sally. I’m a plumber. — “Who are you?’ ‘Jimmy Perez. I’m a detective…”

i’m not used to 9 characters within the first ten pages. I’ve been reading too many kid books lately, maybe.

I haven’t seen that word in years! — “….he thought how churlish he was being.”

some strong assertions from Perez. “She took advantage of the fact that he was devoted to her. Everything had to be at her pace…”

a bit strong, isn’t it? — “…I told the filthy little street savage, “How do you do…”

ick. — “…his grey eyes the most brilliant, and if circumstances were different…but there was no time…”

maybe i’m getting tired of these tangents, or maybe impatient. — “I was never one to hold a scented handkerchief to my nose—but beauty, as I have said, lies not only in the eyes of the beholder, but in a carefully orchestrated conspiracy of all the senses…”

ch 02: newspaper gives us the problem; ch 03: the plan

A what now? — “Like a somnambulist she walked away from me…”

We’re getting ridiculous, now. — “If the secret, rebellious left-handed lady lurked unfettered within this meek creature before me…”

A bit of ugly classism from the protagonist.

lol. wat.

ch 13: overhearing

ch 11: jobby and the baronet

ch 10: B-plot inspiration

ch 09: interrupting B-plot

Well, this was unexpected. — “She’d been reading Das Kapital, and we…”

ch 07: Jobby

good o’l page-boy with the serendipitous clue

odd, but I guess a book about a female protagonist must mention weight at some point. — “…most unhelpful to one attempting to grow plump…”

ch 06: inspect the victim

ch 5: first steps

what fun dramatic irony! — “How true! The men run everything, yet they are so wrong!”

How exactly? - “Balefully he fetched his silver tray…”

This scene, which describes all of her articles of clothing, reminds me of the scenes in a Batman movie when he puts on his costume and utility belt. — “For me, a corset provided not constraint, but the freedom it gave by furnishing defense, disguise, and supplies. Aside from sheathing my dagger…”

chapter 3: an attack!

chapter two: a cipher