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So Apartheid South Africa Was Way More Complicated than Black vs White

Let the Dead Lie by Malla Nunn

November 17, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

So we are back in the newly segregated apartheid version of South Africa, as formed in the 1950s.  Detective Emmanuel Cooper has had to revert from his former status as WWII vet and (most importantly) white person, to mixed race instead.  But Major van Niekerk (white Afrikaner) has a need for him … [Read more]

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 50s South Africa, But who would bother killing these people?, Malla Nunn, Nothing is black and white, Poor choices are made and the imaginary Scots drill master is here to tell you so, The unholy trinity - a mixed race a Zulu and a Jew, Then of course the feds step in and that is never a good sign ·
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Decent Mystery

A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny

November 17, 2025 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

After wiping my emotional resources out with a book about the Native American genocide, I decided I needed a mystery to give myself a break from the emotional weight. Louise Penny’s A Rule Against Murder fit the bill. Quebec Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is celebrating his anniversary with his … [Read more]

esmemoria's CBR17 Review No:60 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Louise Penny ·
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Atmospheric, but Not Much Else

Graveyard Shift by M. L. Rio

November 17, 2025 by Tracy Leave a Comment

This was my first M. L. Rio book, and it seemed like it would be so interesting: A group of late shift workers who meet up in a semi-planned way for smoke breaks in a dilapidated cemetery. An unexpected open grave. A mystery that unfolds over the course of a single night. Unfortunately, it didn't … [Read more]

Tracy's CBR17 Review No:82 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: M.L. Rio ·
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It’s A Bummer When Loads of People Could be a Suspect in Your Murder

Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle

November 17, 2025 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of cozy mysteries. In a nutshell: Laurence and Eva are getting married in Italy. The bride is running late to the ceremony and then we hear a scream. So … what’s happened? Worth quoting: N/A (though the writing is good, just nothing stood out to me). Why I chose … [Read more]

ASKReviews's CBR17 Review No:45 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Tom Hindle ·
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Science augmenting the human body

Replaceable You by Mary Roach

November 16, 2025 by Sophia Leave a Comment

Although it's been a number of years since I've read a book by Mary Roach, I have read quite a few. Mary Roach writes non-fiction--digging into whatever topic seems to catch her fancy. Quite often this topic is at least a little bit taboo. She's written a book about sex (Bonk), death (Stiff), and … [Read more]

Sophia's CBR17 Review No:48 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Mary Roach ·
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Golden Girls with Feet of Clay

The It Girls by Caroline Young

November 16, 2025 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Nowadays, when one thinks of someone who's "famous for being famous," one thinks of the Kardashians or Instagram influencers. But the phenomenon of the It girl is a long and storied one. I read this at about the same time as I read Skirts: Fashioning Modern Femininity in the Twentieth Century, … [Read more]

Pooja's CBR17 Review No:73 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, ARC, Caroline Young, fashion, NetGalley, Pop Culture, sociology ·
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