I'm not sure that ending even made sense. And the original murder ... Dame Agatha used something similar by way of setting and light switch action, but to much greater effect and in a much more memorable way. So, unfortunately, this story kinda fell flat for me.
“WHO comes next?” asked the Inspector as the door closed behind Lady Belden. “Our last witness was not an entire success, was she?” “Very curious, Ripple. It has given me quite a lot to think about. Now I think we will try that little woman—the one with the saucer-shaped eyes, boat-shaped mouth, hai...
“Members of the Jury,” said Sir Andrew, rolling the phrase on his tongue to impart novelty to the commonplace, “you are called upon to-day to undertake one of the most serious duties, one of the gravest and most onerous responsibilities, that ever falls to the lot of the citizens of this country. Yo...
“I can see that you, too, have suffered,” she exclaimed. “My God!” thought Amos, “this is going to be another marriage on another bond of grief!” He introduced a sterner note as he threw the woman off her estimate of his unhappy life. “I’ve never had a miserable moment in my life,” he said. Then ...
AR: 4.4 Grade Level: 2nd-5th Summary: My Name Is Truth describes the life of slave, Sojourner Truth. It goes into detail of her life as a slave, then dwells into how she received her name Sojourner Truth. Idea: I absolutely love this book! It's an excellent book to help introduce slavery to student...
I received a free kindle copy of Lincoln's Bodyguard: In A Heroic Act of Bravery Saves Our Beloved President! John Wilkes Booth Killed in Act of Treason by TJ Turner published by Oceanview Publishing from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. I gave this revisionist book of history four stars. ...
A third book of outstanding poems and cartoons describing the life of an RAF Officer's wife.
Another excellent set of poems from Maggie May with cartoons from Al Turner.
A brilliant set of poems from 1989 by Maggie May, an RAF Officer's wife. Touching and humourous, they tell the story of the constantly changing lives of air force wives and families as they follow their husbands from posting to posting. I personally moved house 15 times over a 20 year period, nothin...