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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF JUNETTA PLUM by Valerie Wilson Wesley is the start of a new mystery series set in Harlem in the 1920s during the Harlem Renaissance. Perfect for fans of Nekesia Afia’s Dead Dead Girls and Avery Cunningham’s The Mayor of Maxwell Street. #ewgc @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

So excited to read CANTICLE by Janet Rich Edwards. In 13th C Bruges, a fiercely independent young woman seeks shelter within a community of religious women who do not answer to the church. This debut is said to evoke a world on the verge of transformation. #ewgc @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

I’m in the mood for a good mystery so what could be better than Terry Shames’ THE CURIOUS POISONING OF JEWEL BARNES? Small town Chief of Police Sam Craddock has his hands full with illegal dumping and feuding sisters—until one of the sisters ends up dead. @severnhouse.bsky.social #ewgc

VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

With a young protagonist who decides to solve a series of murders in her community, THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS by Jennie Godfrey sounds like a charming coming of age story that will appeal to fans of Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce mysteries. #ewgc @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

Looking forward to reading WHEN THE FIREFLIES DANCE by Aisha Hassan. After his young brother is murdered in front of the family home in Pakistan, Lalloo sets out to save himself and his family at great personal cost. Based on a true story and perfect for book groups. #ewgc @ssedlib.bsky.social

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

Took a peek at NEEDLE LAKE by Justine Champine and it looks really good. On Christmas Eve, two young cousins witness a man twitching and dying below the ice. Hope to read it this month. #ewgc @prhlibrary.bsky.social

VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

EVENSONG by Stewart O’Nan is a quietly moving novel about a group of older women in Pittsburgh who form the Humpty Dumpty Club to provide help to their friends and acquaintances in need—picking up groceries and medicines, driving to dr. appts, etc. So much ❤️. #ewgc @groveatlantic.bsky.social

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

I love Mark de Castrique’s Secret Lives mysteries and in particular DESPERATE SPIES, this 3rd entry in the series. The star of the series is 75 year old Ethel Crestwater, a retired FBI agent who runs a boarding house. Sounds harmless but she still has mad skills. @severnhouse.bsky.social #ewgc

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

THE FERRYMAN AND HIS WIFE by Frode Grytten is such a quietly beautiful and moving story, I can’t wait to start putting it in readers’ hands. In luminescent prose, Grytten paints a portrait of a man, a place, and a way of life. Don’t miss it. #ewgc @hachettelibrary.bsky.social

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

THE TORTOISE’S TALE by Kendra Coulter was a lovely and thoughtful look at the past century of American life as seen through the eyes of a rare (and very observant) giant tortoise living on the grounds of a California estate. So much love for this book. @ssedlib.bsky.social #ewgc

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

Enjoyed THE QUEEN WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, the latest in S. J. Bennett’s “Her Majesty the Queen Investigates” mystery series. It’s fascinating to think about the Queen of England solving crimes in between all her actual royal duties. @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social #ewgc

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VNesting @vnesting.bsky.social · 20d

Hey everybody! #ewgc

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