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@hicindy2, thanks for the info! It is a lovely bag! Is that your kitty?

@hooked on books  Nope, I don't have a kitty but I love them Heart

 

I have my Kindle app linked to my laptop and I have been reading a mystery a day.  British are my favorite.  I have to turn off the TV to stop the barrage. 

 

The Crow Trap: The First Vera Stanhope Mystery

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This is a very pretty pattern... I'd probaby not opt to own one of the bags, but it is a lovely choice. It's a wonderful combination of colors.

 


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@hicindy2  I enjoy a good British mystery too and over the years have read, and sadly forgotten, many good authors. One that comes to mind is Deborah Crombie. Her early books, especially, were wonderful and most of her more recent books are very good, though some of them seem to get a bit bogged down. She's actually not British, but you'd never know it. 


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@hicindy2  I enjoy a good British mystery too and over the years have read, and sadly forgotten, many good authors. One that comes to mind is Deborah Crombie. Her early books, especially, were wonderful and most of her more recent books are very good, though some of them seem to get a bit bogged down. She's actually not British, but you'd never know it. 


@stevieb   Yep, I liked the early ones too

 

and the early ones of this series:  I really like Sergeant Havers bless her heart 

 

Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Book 3)

 

and the Shetland series

 

 

Raven Black: Book One of the Shetland Island Mysteries

 

 

and the Mad Max series 

 

Maxwell's Revenge (Mad Max Book 14) by [Trow, M.J.]

 

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@hicindy2  I too enjoyed George's early novels. When she killed off the inspector's wife, I sort of gravitated away. I also really enjoyed most of Jill McGown's books.


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@hicindy2  Interestingly, I never cared for George's novels as cast and developed for the BBC... I never thought Lynley looked like Lynley should look and Havers clearly didn't match her description in the books. Casting aside, I also thought the adaptations were often lacking.


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@stevieb   I like the Maeve Kerrigan series too 

 

 

and Kay Hunter

 

 

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Nordies 25% off site wide ... a few exclusions, but not that many.  Started this a.m. so a lot gone or going fast. @hicindy2 @skyblue @Bird mama @EdithEllenLily @stevieb @handygal2 @1Professor in case there were things you were tracking or needed. 

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@Boehm Collector hi BC. Been thinking of you and your family in Italy a lot.  I pray that they are all OK. ❤️ 

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@Serendipity   Thanks for the Nordie's update. 

 

Happy with my light saddle Rogue 25 that Thomas the Cat recommended. 

 

Rogue 25

 

Grateful that we finally got some rain. 

 

 

 

P.S. Nordie's has the Rambler

 

COACH Rambler Colorblock Leather Crossbody Bag, Main, color, B4/LT SADDLE PNE GRN