Tag: Deanna Raybourn
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Book review: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a difficult-to-place genre of a book, which I really enjoyed). A group of middle-aged female assassins are retiring, but someone is trying to kill them, and they have to “unretire” long enough to fend off attempts to kill them…
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Book review: Bonfire Night by Deanna Raybourn
Bonfire Night by Deanna Raybourn My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the last in the Lady Julia Grey series, and I have been putting off reading it because I don’t want the series to end. I gave the novella 4 stars but would probably more honestly give it somewhere between 3 and 3.5…
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Book review: A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn My rating: 4 of 5 stars Profound relief was my first reaction after reading the first half of the book. I was disappointed that one of my favorite authors (whose Lady Julia Grey mystery series I love) had created a heroine that I took an immense dislike to in…
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Book review: The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the final book in the Lady Julia Grey series, and I confess that I took my time reading it. I have loved this series since it came out—the first book, “Silent as the Grave” being a particular favorite. It contains one…
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Book review: A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn
A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn My rating: 3 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the author’s Julia Gray mystery series, so I was looking forward to the beginning of another series by her. But I was torn about this novel when I finished it. There are very few things in life that I am…
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Book review: Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn My rating: 4 of 5 stars I discovered this series a few years ago, upon the recommendation of the lovely folks at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop (located in Seattle, of course). The series takes place in England (mostly) in the 1800s. Lady Julia Grey comes from a family…