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Friday, April 8, 2022

The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies

 The Watchman of Rothenburg Dies is the first in the Houseswappers series by Adriana Licio.  This series seems to have the potential to be quite entertaining.  This first book finds 2 recently retired friends deciding to house swap and travel around Europe.  Etta and Dora recently retired from teaching and decided to share a house in their hometown in Italy.   This allows them to save on expenses without having to give up a family home.   They then decided to try a homeswap in Rothenburg, Germany.  All seems to be going well on that idea until the Watchman dies while giving a tour.  Suddenly the ladies are caretakers of Leon, a very strong willed Bassett Hound and knee deep in the mystery.  I enjoyed the fact the main characters are not seeking romantic relationships which is so often a subplot in cozy mysteries.  Additionally, the level of details describing their temporary home is wonderful and makes me want to explore there in real life.  If you are looking for a well structured mystery that allows you to travel vicariously then be sure to give this series a try.  An added plus is it's in Kindle Unlimited if you subscribe to that.  

The Watchman of Rothenburg DiesThe Watchman of Rothenburg Dies by Adriana Licio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

2 ladies and a basset hound steal the show

What a refreshing g cozy centered on 2 older ladies with no romantic interests at all the only o w stealing hears is Leon the basset. The descriptions of the town of Rothenburg and its residents were great. It made me want to visit. I did not guess the Guilty party until they revealed themselves. I cannot wait to read more of the series

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Challenge Prompts

The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

  1. Literary Escapes  #LiteraryEscapes  Germany
  2. AtoZ   #2022AtoZReadingChallenge  #AlphabetSoupChallenge  W 
  3. What an Animal Book #21
  4. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022   Book #39
  5. Back List Reader  #Backlistreader  Book #28
  6. Cruisin thru Cozies Non US setting #2
  7. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #38
  8. Craving for Cozies  Book #37
  9. Medical Examiner Challenge  1 Toe Tags
  10. Beachcomber Challenge  
    • Crime Scene- park
    • Weapon- gabbard
    • Detectives- etta/dora
    • Victims- sebastian sauer
  11. Six Shooter Challenge  Target #79  Shot #1
  12. Around the Year in 52 Books #44. A book with gothic elements
  13. Nerdy Bookworm  #NerdyBookwormChallengeXO #42  Read a contemporary novel
  14. Nancy Drew #10. Password to Larkspur Lane (1933) - read a book with flowers on the cover
  15. Pick your Poison #54 a book by an author who lives in another country


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