First line in the book: "Get out of my house!"
Following on from reading Diana Orgain's Bundle of Trouble, I went back to my bookstore to see whether I could find a few more cosy mystery books and lo and behold, I found Lorna Barrett's Bookplate Special.
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This being the third book in the Booktown Mystery, I am introduced to an array of different, original and interesting characters in the middle of their fictitious lives. Set in a small town called Stoneham in New Hampshire, the protagonist, Tricia Miles, is a hey-what-do-you-know mystery bookstore owner! Her sister, Angelica Miles, is the proprieter of two businesses - a 1950s retro café aptly named "Booked for Lunch" and a charming little cookbook store, "Cookery." There is also a cat named Miss Marple. Both sisters are magnets for murders and therein lie all the sleuthing and twists and turns of the story which will either get you hooked or turned off.
I am also gobsmacked by the concept or culture of freeganism. It is a waste-not, want-not anti-consumerism philosophy and impacts on our environment. I watch in fascination these youtube videos from UK, Australia and America and will explore this interesting subject further. I hope you will too:
Otherwise, if you still prefer buying your food from supermarkets/markets/shops and like food as much as books, this book also contains yummy recipes like Bob's Favourite Meatloaf and Mini Spinach Quiches among others.
This is a feel-good cosy-up-in-a-rocking/wicker-chair a-rug-over-your-knees with a cup of steaming hot chocolate book. It certainly took me back to my younger days of reading! Read it for pleasure or a break from those dark and gruesome crime that we all love!
Bookplate Special is an Agatha Award Nominee for best novel of 2009.
Rating: 3/5 (Read it or leave it)
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