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niyad

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2. Second in the Veronica Speedwell series, "A Perilous

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Sun Nov 12, 2023, 01:29 PM

Nov 2023

Undertaking", by Deanna Raybourn. Lepidopterist Veronica Speedwell and her partner Stoker are asked by Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Louise to clear a friend of murder.

"The Witch Is Back" by Sophia Morgan. Old secrets, nasty plots, hexes, as a witch agrees to marry the fiance who left without a word seven years ago, in order to save his dying mother.

"The Duke In Question" by Amalie Howard. Intrigue, agents and double agents for the Crown and the US, plot to kill Lincoln, attempted murder, dangerous attractions.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, November 12, 2023? [View all] hermetic Nov 2023 OP

Just finished "Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng Diamond_Dog Nov 2023 #1

Second in the Veronica Speedwell series, "A Perilous niyad Nov 2023 #2

I just finished Harlan Coben's latest, I Will Find You, for our book club & Garritsen's, The Spy Coast (Oct. 1st Reads). Native Nov 2023 #3

Ha, points for "downward spiral of reading choices." Consider all a txwhitedove Nov 2023 #5

I have the opposite problem ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #8

This is a fabulous resource! Thanks!!! Native Nov 2023 #11

The challenges + Kindle Reading Insights ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #15

I think the Challenges will really help me. Thank you for that!! Native Nov 2023 #16

I finally finished Jonathan Franzen's Purity this morning. mentalsolstice Nov 2023 #4

KJV (really) SorellaLaBefana Nov 2023 #6

I read the whole book every few years ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #9

Just started Theresa Fowler's ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #7

Still re-reading "1984" Jeebo Nov 2023 #10

Dim sum smorgasbord bunch this week: cbabe Nov 2023 #12

Just finished "The Cat Who Came for Christmas" by Cleveland Amory Number9Dream Nov 2023 #13

Aww, how sweet hermetic Nov 2023 #14

Thank you for the weekly thread, hermetic. I've just found out that one of my favorite japple Nov 2023 #17

Treasure Templari: Templars, Nazis and the Holy Grail yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #18

On Friday finished reading historical fiction by Colson Whitehead, txwhitedove Nov 2023 #19

I met Mr Gilstrap ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 #20