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Karen’s 2020 Year in Books
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Karen Odden
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September 2013
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Hard Times
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1854
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The Way We Live Now
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1875
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A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery
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2016
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8 editions
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A Dangerous Duet
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2018
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A Trace of Deceit (Victorian Mystery, #2)
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2019
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Down a Dark River
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2021
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A Lady in the Smoke Lib/E: A Victorian Mystery
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Scotland Yard Scandal of 1877
Most people think of Scotland Yard as the elite organization within the Metropolitan Police. But in the autumn of 1877, Chief Inspectors Nathaniel Druscovich, William Palmer, and George Clark, and Inspector John Meiklejohn were all put on trial for corruption and fraud–specifically, taking bribes, colluding with a trio of con men who had stolen thousands of pounds (about $2.2 million in today's mo
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"An excellent new mystery story by Karen Odden. Ms Odden’s book are always a first rate read and this start to her new series did not disappoint. Lots of depth to her characters, some solid character development throughout the story, a nice twist to t"
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The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1)
by Mimi Matthews (Goodreads Author)
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"London, 1878 and Scotland Yard is still reeling from a corruption scandal involving three of its inspectors, all found guilty of taking bribes to allow criminals to evade capture. A Parliamentary Review Commission has appointed a new Director, public"
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"Historical mysteries, especially those set in England, are a favorite of mine. This series is off to a great start landing it a spot on my must read list. 1878 London is a city of extremes. Scotland Yard is having major growing pains and a major brib"
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I fell in love with A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW in 2016, and now I'd read anything Towles writes. Told in spare yet elegant prose, THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY opens with 18-year-old Emmett being driven home from a juvenile detention center by a warden. Emmett is m ...more |
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"In Karen Odden's newest historical mystery, Scotland Yard Inspector Michael Corravan must discover the murderer of a young woman who is placed in a small rowboat on the Thames. Overworked, Corravan gives the case of a missing woman to his colleague S"
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Wow! Thank you for this lovely review. I take pride in getting that balance right -- between staying true to the social mores of the period but giving
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“Mr. Flynn took it and studied the carving on the handle; then, with a gleam in his eyes, he handed the umbrella to me. On one side of the handle was a carved portcullis, the symbol of the”
― A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery
― A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery
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“The poor, I am told, are kind to each other but that is because they have nothing to lose,' he said. 'The rich cannot afford to be.”
― The Mangle Street Murders
― The Mangle Street Murders
“The thoughts of others
Were light and fleeting,
Of lovers' meeting
Or luck or fame.
Mine were of trouble,
And mine were steady;
So I was ready
When trouble came.”
― More Poems
Were light and fleeting,
Of lovers' meeting
Or luck or fame.
Mine were of trouble,
And mine were steady;
So I was ready
When trouble came.”
― More Poems
“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“Then you must tell 'em dat love ain't somethin' lak uh grindstone dat's de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lak de sea. It's uh movin' thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it's different with every shore.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
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