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[bookola-de]

Judith Potts und ihre Freundinnen sind wirklich allerliebst. Mit welcher Cleverness sie sich alle möglichen Szenarien für den Mord durch den Kopf gehen lassen, ist nicht ohne.

[tvrundownusa]

tvrundown USA 2024.10.27

Sunday, October 27th:

(streaming shows): Lioness (Para+, spy thriller fka "Special Ops: Lioness", season 2 opener, first 2 eps), Tulsa King (Para+), A Virtuous Business (netflix), Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (netflix)

(original made-for-TV movies): "Return to Sender" (UPtv, earlier, ~2hrs), "The 5-Year Christmas Party" (HALL, 2hrs), "Don't Scream, It's Me" (LIFE, 2hrs+)

(earlier - hour 0): America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC), 60 Minutes (CBS)

(hour 1): The Simpsons (FOX) / . / Universal Basic Guys (FOX), Ridley (PBS, part 1 of two, penultimate), Tracker (CBS, start time varies by timezone)

(hour 2): Bob's Burgers (FOX) / . / Krapopolis (FOX), The Penguin (HBO), FROM (MGM+), Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (AMC|AMC+, ~85mins, penultimate), The Marlow Murder Club (PBS, series stateside premiere), The Equalizer (CBS), "Chris Brown: A History of Violence" (ID|MAX, documentary, 2hrs), Halloween Wars (FOOD, season 14 finale)

(hour 3): The Franchise (HBO) / . / Somebody Somewhere (HBO, final season 3 opener), Outrageous Pumpkins (FOOD, season 5 finale), Press Your Luck (ABC, "Halloween Spooktacular" special)

(hour 4 - latenight): Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Book Review: The Marlow Murder Club

If you're a fan of light cosy mystery novels, I can highly recommend The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood. Check out my new review here 👇 #MarlowMurderClub #BookReview #amreading

SPOILER ALERT Anyone who has not read The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood is hereby advised that this post may contain a few unavoidable spoilers. I’ve always enjoyed a good cosy mystery, and recently I blew an entire book voucher on several mystery novels (which may, or may not, have something to do with the fact I’m secretly trying my hand at writing a mystery novel myself, *er-hem*)…

[rachel-sylvan-author]

"The Marlow Murder Club" by Robert Thorogood

Thank you @radxreads for the lovely rec! ❤️

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[markcrobinson-wordsword]

My Review of Robert Thorogood's Murder in the Caribbean

Since the very first episode, I have loved the BBC TV series Death in Paradise for its locale, its baffling mysteries, satisfying denouements, and its cast of quirky characters, most especially the perpetually grumpy, persnickety Detective Inspector Richard Poole who is unwillingly posted to the remote, little Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, as perfectly portrayed by Ben Miller.

I love how Poole interacted with his team of three on the Honoré Police Force: Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey (played by Sara Martins), eager young Officer Fidel Best (Gary Carr) and the laid back, easy going Officer Dwayne Myers (Danny John-Jules), all under the watchful eye of Police Commissioner Selwyn Patterson (Don Warrington) and welcoming heart of Camille's mother Catherine (Elizabeth Bourgine). So I was heartbroken when Ben Miller had to move on, and Poole was written out of the show with resounding finality. I've continued to be an avid fan of the show throughout its many cast changes in the past eight seasons, but I miss the old gang.

When I heard that the show's creator Robert Thorogood would be writing novels featuring the original cast of characters, I was over the moon, and continue to be with each new installment.

In the fourth installment, Murder in the Caribbean, Richard Poole and his dedicated team face a new challenge after hardened criminal Pierre Charpentier, who spent the last 20 years in prison for armed robbery and murder, vanishes on the day he's released on parole, just as members of his old gang are being murdered, one by one, with fake ruby jewels left behind at the scene of the crime as a message--or a warning.

Thorogood sets the stage well, with a great sub-plot involving Poole and his compulsive need to micro-manage his officers, trying the patience of everyone around him, even as they appreciate his gift for detective work. He has breathed new life into the distinctive characters I first saw on television and provides a great mystery for them to solve. I am proud to report that I was able to actually solve the mystery, but it was NOT EASY! (I stopped before the big reveal to reread key passages in the novel and work it out.) Thorogood is very skilled in misdirection and kept me on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed the book immensely.

So please, please, please, Mr. Thorogood, I beg of you, keep writing more Death in Paradise novels, but only with the original cast! I want Richard, Camille, Fidel and Dwayne to live on, solving impossible mysteries in the Caribbean, with that uptight, brilliant detective forever unappreciative of its beauty. Five out of five stars.

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