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Book Review: Anne Perry’s Rutland Place

Book Review: Anne Perry’s Rutland Place

I received this book for free from my own shelves in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: my own shelves Rutland Placeby Anne Perry historical mystery in a Kindle edition that was published by Open Road Media on June 14, 2011 and has 226 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Death in the Devil’s Acre, Cardington Crescent, Silence in Hanover Close, Bethlehem Road, The Cater Street Hangman, Callander Square, Paragon Walk, Resurrection Row, Farriers’ Lane, Bluegate Fields, Midnight at Marble Arch, A Christmas Hope, Dark Tide RisingFifth in the Charlotte & Thomas Pitt historical mystery series set in late Victorian London and revolving around Detective Inspector Pitt and his busybody of a wife. My Take This particular story provides an in-depth look at how the mere accident of losing a trinket can have a profound effect on everyone in one’s circle. Followed with that step up to true scandal whether it’s murder or stepping out on one’s spouse. For all the desperation Caroline feels about recovering her locket, I don’t see why she doesn’t come right […]

Posted June 1, 2012 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Reblog: Eeek…it’s the dangly bits!

Reblog: Eeek…it’s the dangly bits!

Well, they are dangly bits. Dangling participles and dangling modifiers can push your readers over into a guffaw or simply ROFLTAO…ahem… At worst, not making your sentence clear can confuse the heck out of your readers. When you’re acting as your own proofreader, it can be difficult to discover these dangling confusions if only because you know in your own mind exactly what you mean to say. C.S. Lakin has done a couple of cute, short posts on dangling participles and dangling modifiers at which you should have a peek. Consider creating a checklist for yourself of difficult to remember confusions!

Posted May 29, 2012 by Kathy Davie in Book Reviews / 0 Comments