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Dead Men Don't Ski (Inspector Tibbett Book 1)

by Patricia Moyes

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026, 2026-bb, vintage-crime

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Defying Rome: The Rebels of Roman Britain

by Guy de la Bédoyère

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What the Romans Did for Us

by Philip Wilkinson

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“I was so in awe of mystery writers—I figured if I could write a mystery and keep plots and sub-plots and red herrings, all twisted together, yet one supporting the other AND keep the readers guessing until the last; I could write anything! Every good book has a sense of mystery—the “something” that keeps the reader turning the pages. With all my degrees in Lit. and teaching all kinds of writing, learning to write a mystery was the best writing training I ever received.”
― Susan Slater

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“Although every fibre of his body bristled against it and an inner voice screamed at him not to do it, Till couldn't resist the open cell door. If you gave a bottle to someone dying of thirst they would drink it no matter how brown the liquid sloshing inside”
― Sebastian Fitzek, Der Insasse

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“Life is capricious; one moment you're high on a mountain peak with flag in hand, the next you're clinging to an icy ledge by your fingertips.”
― Kevin Ansbro

tags: ambition, destiny, expectations, fate, fate-quotes, kismet, life-goals, life-philosophy, life-quotes, luck-of-the-draw

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“What happened to teenagers? It was the weirdest thing. One minute they were all cuddly children wanting attention, the next it was like you had just stepped out of the grave and they couldn’t get away from you fast enough.”
― Rona Halsall, One Mistake

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“Reading historical fiction from a very young age, fired my imagination. I loved the history, the development of the characters and almost always, the romance filling the many pages. I try to write with feeling and compassion, of a world as I would like it to be, with adventure, suspense and, of course, romance. I'm a sucker for a love story, and what's a love story without a few tears. I think they are always good for the soul. As the author, I am in complete control of my work and with everything I write, I let the words flow from my heart. Very few days go by that I don't get an idea arising from a historical event and say: 'What If? ...”
― Sheldon Friedman

tags: the-satin-sash, the-silk-swan, the-velvet-prison

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