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Book cover for The Deep End (The Country Club Murders #1)

The Deep End (The Country Club Murders #1) by Julie Mulhern

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Maybe it’s true. Maybe a girl’s father is the only man she can ever count on.

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“I never understood people who don't have bookshelves.”
― George Plimpton

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“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

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“Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.”
― Dorothy L. Sayers, Gaudy Night

tags: abilities, clichés, double-standards, empowerment, equality, feminism, feminist, gender, greatness, human-nature, husbands, hypocrisy, integrity, men, men-and-women, misogyny, penina-mezei, skills, stereotypes, strong, wives, women

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator

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“I don’t understand why people are such snobs about books. If you enjoy romances, read them. I don’t want Thanksgiving dinner every day. Some days I want a ham sandwich and a dozen chocolate chip cookies. And some days I want to read Jane Austen, and other days I want to read Agatha Christie, or maybe some author that no one has ever heard of who writes fun books that make me smile.”
― Diana Xarissa, Cars and Cold Cases

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The East Bay Mystery Readers' Group - New members, both local and remote, are welcome! ...more

Agatha Christie Lovers — 4029 members — last activity 1 hour, 28 min ago
We are reading her books from the first one published to the last one published each month. However, do not let that stop you from reading them out of ...more

Comfort Reads — 1388 members — last activity Apr 23, 2025 01:19PM
When life gets busy and you need a break from serious reading what do you reach for? A comfort read means something different to everyone so join us, ...more

The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 32030 members — last activity 1 hour, 36 min ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more

Reading the Detectives — 2292 members — last activity 9 hours, 20 min ago
Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2025 and 2026 our challenge is Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple. W ...more

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