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I am reading slowly because I resume later than I plan and fall asleep faster than I want. I am loving every page of this novel.

Four years ago, my young, precious cat, Love suddenly died on this day. A heart defect is undetectable unless seeking it and heart failure is unstoppable if started. We narrowed down what happened because the cats & I stayed in bed with a book. I cherish having had all 7 of our babies!

I am enjoying the humour of the two protagonists immensely. I like having an interesting, intelligent, laidback countryman who rejects class titles; paired with a very likeable policeman and his sidekick. Very quickly, we are given a personal portrait that allows us to like Richard Jury more. I will enjoy seeing him and Albert collaborate with Melrose Plant again. I love personal sides more than police elements.

I am revisiting Martha Grime's main series. I liked enough about the first to be glad I collected nearly all of them, over years. I felt good about opening the first novel, "A Man With A Load Of Mischief"; go figure, the last one I located used. This second story already seems freer from the weight of introduction of people, settings, and acclimatization. Her third novel is award-winning: a treat for me later.