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Jun 29, 2014 12:48PM
I second Jody's recommendation of India Was One. If you enjoy short stories & are interested in India, Bombay Bhel by Ken Doyle is also excellent!
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Anne wrote: "Jody wrote: "I just finished Poisoned Ground: A Rachel Goddard Mystery,5 stars, Today I am reading Woman of Courage by Wanda Brunsetter"I'm not familiar with the Rachel Goddard series. 5 stars - ..."
she has I believe 5 in the series going to read the other 4 too when I am able to buy/ or find at my locallibrary!!
Michelle wrote: "I just got done reading The Invention of wings and now just started The 12 Tribes of Hattie."Both of the books were awesome hope you like each one:)
India Was One is going to be 99 cents according to the author. This would be a good week to buy it. Definitely worth a read.
Does anyone else enjoy the Lindsey Davies stories about the 1st Century Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco? They have great plots, fantastic historical detail, and terrific characters.
I was not aware of these books. Sound wonderful. I will put them on my To-read list.
May wrote: "I was not aware of these books. Sound wonderful. I will put them on my To-read list."Hope you enjoy them May, they can be humerous as well! Try and read them roughly in sequence if you can as the characters develop throughout the series, but the odd one out here and there is fine.
Annie wrote: "Does anyone else enjoy the Lindsey Davies stories about the 1st Century Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco? They have great plots, fantastic historical detail, and terrific characters."J
Are they anything like Cadfael, the detective priest in Britain! I don't know why I would think they might be. They're written by Ellis Peters.
Lela wrote: "Annie wrote: "Does anyone else enjoy the Lindsey Davies stories about the 1st Century Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco? They have great plots, fantastic historical detail, and terrific charact..."hi Lela, I don't know, I haven't read Ellis Peters, but I've heard of the Cadfael books - I'll try one and see! Thanks.
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Danielle--I liked _Little Bee_ a lot. I recommend you give it a try! It'I
Danielle--I liked _Little Bee_ a lot. I recommend you give it a try! It'I
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