This was a very interesting history of a local unsolved murder outside Troy in 1908. The case is still unsolved but after an extensive review of the known facts the authors put forth their suspect.

GOOD!!!!!!!!!

I adored the characters and their journey. I laughed far more than I cried. Will definitely be reading this again.

I loved the book because it had funny details, like the gorilla was extremely wet all of the time, with a shark gnawing on his bottom. The gorilla died in the shark exhibit; he drowned. The plot was very funny and interesting. The book kept my attention. It took me 1.5 days to read it.

I received this book as part of a book club and dove right in. It takes place in Buffalo around the year 1900 and weaves all sort of history into a fictional murder mystery tale. Though not a traditional hang on the edge of your seat mystery, the story is told by the headmaster of a private school whose life intertwines with all sorts of residents of Buffalo, particularly the upper class. Her story and background unfolds in the pages and connects the dots to many different characters.

Adorable rhyming book

It’s fun!

Wonderful book with great strategies for waiting and being patient.

An interesting dive into the different ways gardening and plants have inspired different authors of mysteries. Discusses different books (and shares them at the end for ease of finding when you inevitably decide some of them sound like amazing reads themselves). I appreciated the concept, having not read something like this before. Marta does an excellent job infusing her own interests and humor into the information she is sharing. I read Sherlock Holmes as a child and have not delved too deeply into mysteries beyond cozy ones as an adult but this book is a great launch off point. My husband has been getting into gardening so this was a fun juxtaposition of both of our current interests and it was fun to share tidbits as I went along through the chapters.

I love this book!!!!