bethmillsnr76.bsky.social
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Librarian for past 50 years; retired now but still work part time. Lifelong bibliophile; lover of mystery, fantasy, romance and historical fiction. Fascinated by all things Greek.
Day 7 pick: #LibFaves25 Val McDermid’s SILENT BONES. When heavy rains uncover bones buried at the side of a highway, they turn out to belong to a journalist believed to have fled after murdering his girlfriend. Who killed him? Did he really commit murder? Karen Pirie’s cold case squad investigates
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Day 6 #LibFaves25 Alyson Richman’s THE MISSING PAGES. Harry Widener tragically died on the Titanic, having gone back to his cabin to retrieve a treasured book. Years later a young woman dealing with her own loss notices ghostly goings on in the library Harry’s mother built in his memory.
December 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Today’s #LibFaves25 pick: Stacey Abrams’ CODED JUSTICE. Avery Keene, now an investigator for a high powered law firm, investigates suspicious deaths at a tech company using AI for health care. A page turning thriller that also raises thoughtful ethical questions
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Day 4 #LibFaves25 pick is Connie Berry’s A GRAVE DECEPTION. When archaeologists ask antiques expert Kate Hamilton to investigate artifacts found in a recently unearthed grave her efforts unexpectedly link up with much more modern murders. A fine addition to an excellent series
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
#LibFaves25 My day 3 pick: Robert Jackson Bennett’s A DROP OF CORRUPTION. Ana Dolabra and Din Kol are back, investigating a dead body that disappears from a locked room. Think Holmes and Watson in a wonderfully imagined fantasy world.
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#LibFaves25 My day 2 pick is Amanda Bouchet’s BENEATH THE BURNING SEA. I’ve enjoyed Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles since the beginning and this one was no letdown with two warriors fighting their attraction to one another while on a quest to save Atlantis & avert war among the gods
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#LibFaves25 Today’s pick pick is Jeffrey Siger’s wonderful Greek set mystery NOT DEAD YET: his series detective must deal with a mysterious plane crash, a vengeful survivor, and possible threats to his own family
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
#ewgc Also on my radar: Penny Haw’s THE WOMAN AND HER STARS about astronomer Caroline Herschel who worked in the shadow of her brother William
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
#ewgc Definitely want to take a look at Jeffrey Siger’s A STUDY IN SECRETS. Love his Greek set mysteries so want to see what he does with a mysterious retired gentleman abd a lost treasure set in Manhattan. Listed as the start of a new series
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
#eegc Definitely in the mood for more cozy fantasy these days; Amy Coombe’s STAY FOR A SPELL sounds like fun
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#ewgc Moving up my TBR pile: Shelly Noble’s SISTERS OF BOOK ROW, set in 1915 Manhattan when 4th Avenue had 40 book stores
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
#ewgc Enjoyed Mark Thielman’s THE FIREFALL; always up for a good mystery set in one of our National Parks
December 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#ewgc Am absolutely in love with Meg Shaffer’s BOOK WITCH, who rushes to the rescue when a story is threatened
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#ewgc Nicole Glover’s THE STARSEEKERS is described as Indians Jones meets Hidden Figures. Must check this out!
October 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#ewgc Moorea Corrigan’ THISTLEMARSH sounds intriguing: an alternate WWI England where the faeries have disappeared…or have they?
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
#ewgc This really caught my eye: Izzy Broom’s HOUSE OF HIDDEN LETTERS. Woman wins a lottery to buy a cottage in need of repairs on a Greek island for one euro. She and the few other winners will be the first residents in the cottages since the 1940s…
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#ewgc Can’t wait to get into Jo Walton & Ada Palmer’s take on modern science fiction and fantasy in TRACE ELEMENTS
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#ewgc About to start Allison Brennan’s MAKE IT OUT ALIVE; I’m addicted to her Costa & Quinn series
October 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#ewgc Excited to see Meg Shaffer has a new book coming in April THE BOOK WITCH
October 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#ewgc Going to see how long I can stay up; logging in from lovely (but a little soggy right now) Corfu where it’s 10:30 pm. Need to hear about all the books!
October 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Wow! Another Sarah Beth Durst, Sea of Charms, coming next July!
September 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#ewgc Definitely on board for Claire Haywood’s THE WANDERING QUEEN, a retelling of the story of Queen Dido
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#ewgc Jayne Ann Krentz’s THE SHOP ON HIDDEN LANE pairs two psychics from feuding families on a search for her missing aunt and his uncle. Satisfying romantic suspense
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THE ESSENTIAL PATRICIA A MCKILLIP reminded me of just how good a writer of fantasy she was
September 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#ewgc S J Bennett is back in the early days of Elizabeth’s reign with THE QUEEN WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD and continues to entertain
September 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM