What makes this book especially satisfying is its sensory richness. The attention to detail is so precise you can practically smell the bread cooling on the racks, the sharpness of cheese, the damp stone after rain. It is comfort reading with substance: sunshine and laughter paired with the everyday complications life throws at us, and the quiet resilience required to meet them.
This is not a book about capital-H heroes. Instead, it centers on people who engage in small acts of service, kindness, and yes, heroism—not for recognition or glory, but because it was the right thing to do in the moment. These are stories of people showing up when it would have been easier not to.
The Locked Room is clever, cozy without being complacent, and deeply satisfying for puzzle-lovers. If you adore classic detective fiction but crave a fresh perspective, Harriet White deserves a place on your shelf—and very likely, in your reading rotation for a long while to come.
About the Book: A Treatise on Martian Chiropractic Manipulation and Other Satirical Tales Human beings are flawed creatures, and humor is the perfect means to exploit the endless fodder of our shortcomings. This multi-genre collection of twenty-one short satirical stories will leave you smirking, chuckling, scratching your head, and maybe even muttering to yourself […]
There is also something deeply comforting about the cultural shorthand Spencer-Fleming uses. References to PBS, public radio–adjacent sensibilities, and a certain late-20th-century, educated-Northeast worldview made me feel instantly at home. It is clear the author lives in or very near my cultural zeitgeist, and those small, knowing touches add a layer of authenticity that is easy to underestimate and hard to fake.There is also something deeply comforting about the cultural shorthand Spencer-Fleming uses. References to PBS, public radio–adjacent sensibilities, and a certain late-20th-century, educated-Northeast worldview made me feel instantly at home. It is clear the author lives in or very near my cultural zeitgeist, and those small, knowing touches add a layer of authenticity that is easy to underestimate and hard to fake.
I love red! And cherries!
Dangit, now I want cherries. :(
Michele sent me to get all sad and stuff ’cause I cant have cherries this time of year. ;)
I LOVE cranberries, in any way shape or form. My red shoes bit the dust though. I miss them.
My grandmother had a red carpet, too. It had a textured pile and was shamelessly, brilliantly red. Her woodwork in her wonderful old house was black. She moved on to gold….
This is a fun list. Thanks.
Yes, every woman needs red shoes.
Few things spice up a day like red lingerie under your regular ole work clothes. *Nod* uhm, hmm, I’m just sayin’. *wink*
~X
Red Keds ROCK! Excellent list, made me see red.
I love red. Blue is my favorite color, but there’s something about red that just brightens up the holidays.
Great TT!
I love red walls. Our small dining area was red, before we moved.
Great TT. but now I want cherries…
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Red tulips…. childhood memories!
I love “I’m Not Really a Waitress” topped with some silver sparkles!
I have a red cardigan sweater I’m very fond of. Happy TT.
Ah, yes, red tulips. One of the nicest pictures I ever took was of a solid field full of yellow and red tulips…it was gorgeous.
Oops, forgot this:
I have two TT13s this week:
Better decluttering through TT13
http://www.ravensroads.com/index.php/tt13-decluttering/
http://www.ravensrv.com/thursday-thirteen-4-calistoga-california-for-rvers/
Calistoga, California for RVers