Detectives Victorianas - El hombre de los ojos feroces (That Man with the Wild Eyes) by George R Sims - Facts

 

The author of this story is George R Sims. George Robert Sims (2 September 1847 – 4 September 1922) was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant.

Detectives Victorianas - El hombre de los ojos feroces (That Man with the Wild Eyes) by George R Sims

 

First Published: 1897

RATING: VERY GOOD

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Detectives Victorianas - El asunto de la puerta de al lado (That Affair Next Door) by Anna Katharine Green - Facts

 

The author is Anna Katharine Green. Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 – April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first authors of detective fiction in the United States and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories.

Detectives Victorianas - El asunto de la puerta de al lado (That Affair Next Door) by Anna Katherine Green (Chapter 1)

 

First Published: 1897

RATING: GOOD

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Detectives Victorianas - El brazo largo (The Long Arm) by Mary E. Wilkins - Facts

 The author of this story is Mary E Wilkins / Mary Wilkins Freeman. Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (October 31, 1852 – March 13, 1930) was an American author. She is best known for her novel Pembroke, and also wrote a number of well-regarded ghost stories, which are still frequently anthologized.

Detectives Victorianas - El brazo largo (The Long Arm) by Mary E. Wilkins

 

First Published: 1895

RATING: GOOD

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Detectives Victorianas - Dagas dibujadas (Drawn Daggers) by C.L. Pirkis - Facts

 

This is a story by CL Pirkis. Catherine Louisa Pirkis (6 October 1839 – 4 October 1910) was a British author of detective fiction and animal welfare activist. Throughout her career as a writer, Pirkis would sometimes write under the name of C. L. Pirkis, to avoid gender association.

Detectives Victorianas - Dagas dibujadas (Drawn Daggers) by C.L. Pirkis

 

First Published: 1893

RATING: VERY GOOD

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Detectives Victorianas - El arma desconocida (Unknown Weapon) by Andrew Forrester - Facts

 

The author of this story is Andrew Forrester. James Redding Ware (1832  – c. 1909, pseudonym Andrew Forrester) was an English writer, novelist and playwright, creator of one of the first female detectives in fiction. His last known work was a dictionary.

Detectives Victorianas - El arma desconocida (Unknown Weapon) by Andrew Forrester

 

First Published: 1864

RATING: GOOD

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Detectives Victorianas - La Condesa Misteriosa (The Mysterious Countess) by W.S Hayward - Facts

 

The author of this story is William Stephens Hayward. 

Detectives Victorianas - La Condesa Misteriosa (The Mysterious Countess) by W.S Hayward

 

First Published: 1864

Mrs Paschal is a woman with a peculiar profession. 

New Book - Detectives Victorianas by Michael Sims (Prologue)

 

First Published: January 1, 2011

This is a collection of detective stories involving women detectives in the Victorian period. The prologue is very interesting as we learn certain facts about the period.

The Mothers - Interesting Words

 

From now on I will add the interesting words I have learnt from reading the mentioned book.

The Mothers 2 - The End (Pages 255 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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New Book - The Mothers by Sarah J. Naughton (Pages 1 - 255)

 

First Published:  January 2, 2020

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Summer At Seastone - Facts

 

When we first meet Bea, she is living in Maida Vale, London. Affluent Maida Vale is a residential neighbourhood with elegant Victorian houses and wide, quiet roads. 

Summer At Seastone 3 - The End (Pages 169 - end)

 

RATING: OKAY

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Summer At Seastone 2 (Pages 27 - 169)

 

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New Book - Summer At Seastone by Judith Lennox (Pages 1 - 27)

 

First Published: January 19, 2023

The book starts with a woman waiting to board a ferry and she has doubts. While she waits, her thoughts go to three names: Bea, Marissa and Emma.

A Christmas Homecoming - Characters

 

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These are the novella's characters for future reference:

A Christmas Homecoming -- Facts

 The  novella is set in a mansion near Whitby  in 1897. Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire. It is located at the mouth of the River Esk, where the North York Moors meet the Yorkshire Coast, and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. The town has a strong literary tradition. Part of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was set in Whitby, incorporating pieces of local folklore, including the beaching of the Russian ship Dmitry. 

A Christmas Homecoming 2 - The End (Pages 103 - end)

 RATING: OKAY

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New Book - A Christmas Homecoming - Christmas Novellas 9 - by Anne Perry (Pages 1 - 103)

 

First Published: January 1, 2011

Caroline Fielding, who is Charlotte's mother, is married to Joshua, her second husband and an actor. 

La Bodega - Facts

 

The novel is set in 1892 in Jerez de la Frontera. Jerez de la Frontera  is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland lowland plain crossed by the Guadalete River, midway between the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System.

La Bodega 3 - The End (Pages 126 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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La Bodega 2 (Pages 45 - 126)

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New Book - La Bodega by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (Pages 1 - 45)

 

First Published: 1919

Fermín Montenegro works in one of the wineries in Jerez de la Frontera. 

Legado en los huesos - Characters

 

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These are the characters in the first book of the trilogy for further reference.

Legado en los huesos - Facts

 

The novel is set in the area in northern Spain called Baztan. This area is in Navarra and the river Baztan flows through it. Baztan is a municipality from the Chartered Community of Navarre. It is located 58 km from Pamplona, the capital of Navarre. It is the largest municipality in Navarre, with around 376.8 km2 and just over 8,000 inhabitants.

Legado en los huesos 6 - The End (Pages 345 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD 

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Legado en los huesos 5 (Pages 256 - 345)

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Legado en los huesos 4 (Pages 173 - 256)

 

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Legado en los huesos 3 (Pages 117-173)

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Legado en los huesos 2 (Pages 37 - 117)

 

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New Book - Legado en los huesos - Trilogía Baztán 2 - by Dolores Redondo (Pages 1 - 37)

 

First Published: January 1, 2013

In the second book of the trilogy Inspector Salazar is now in the last month of her pregnancy. 

Mathilda - Facts

 

This novella written between 1919 abd 1920 is about three main characters who critics have identified as the author herself, her father and her husband.

Mathilda 3 - The End (Pages 87 - end)

 

RATING: GOOD

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Mathilda 2 (Pages 28 - 87)

 

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New Book - Mathilda by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Pages 1 - 28)

 

First Published: January 1, 1959

Written: 1819/1820

The first chapter of the novel is dated on November 9, 1819, in Florence. The narrator in the first person tells us that she is dying, and she wants to tell her story. That is how the book starts.