Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Watch out Scooby Gang, there’s a new team in town

Goldie Vance The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera

Goldie Vance volume 1 by Hope Larson

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I read the Goldie Vance novel, The Hotel Whodunit, before the graphic novel Goldie Vance volume 1 (though based on the comics) because the novel was due before the graphic novel at the library. However, I do not think I would have liked or disliked any differently if I had read in reverse. Both stories are a combination of Nancy Drew, Harriet the Spy and (from what I understand), Veronica Mars. I also got a bit of Archie Comics, along with a dash of the […]

Including a character named after a Georgette Heyer character who runs off to Gretna Green

Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith

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This was a cleverly-told mystery, a level up from a ‘cozy.’ Plus, it’s got a bunch of characters who are mega-fans of Georgette Heyer, so that’s just fun.  Clare is an English teacher who keeps extensive diaries. When a fellow English teacher is murdered, and the police question her about a conference the two of them attended, Clare goes back to her diaries to read her thoughts about the weekend in question. She finds a new note at the bottom of the page: “Hello, Clare. […]



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