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Amurder Mark

@amurdermark.eurosky.social

Discussing the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, unicycling, juggling, backgammon, and crowd photos I'm in, but mostly the first topic. Cozy, old-fashioned amurder. Lots and lots of amurder. Companion account to @amusementmark.eurosky.social.

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 11/07/2026

I'm onto the second book in Roth's The American Trilogy. All I'm asking for is two things: 1. There had better be a marriage. 2. There had better be a commie. If the author satisfies those conditions, then I'll be happy.

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 06/07/2026

Finished "American Pastoral" this morning, and I'm 59 percent through "Intermezzo." I only read R authors. It's a whole community. We call ourselves Arthurs. You're welcome to join, unless you're a Potterhead. That's just weird, sad and pathetic.

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 04/07/2026

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 06/09/2025

Yoinks! (As Lord Wimsey was fond of not saying.) Taken from a Little Free Library. littlefreelibrary.org

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 31/08/2025

My side project is reading the Harry Potter books in Norwegian. (Yeah, let's avoid "elefanten i rommet.") I'm on No. 4. I have never read them in English, so my wife, who has, is hearing all about Harry and his best friends, Ronny Wiltersen and Hermine Grang, and their schooling at Galtvort.

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 31/08/2025

OK, the break is over and I'm back to reading murder mysteries. Libby app roulette¹ (tag all the #AgathaChristie books and read what is "available now") has given me "Death in the Clouds."

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 16/08/2025

I'm taking a break from the murder mysteries, and I'm currently reading #Ibsen's "The Master Builder," and now I wish he had written a murder mystery. Or maybe he did? Who really killed #HeddaGabler?

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 09/07/2025

I'm playing Libby app roulette, and next is "The ABC Murders," which I believe is a "Sesame Street" crossover, so it should be interesting. I'm ruling out The Count (it's not "The 123 Murders," duh). But Mr. Snuffleupagus is a big mystery. Imaginary? Real? Murderer? Makes you wonder.

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 08/07/2025

Finished "The Clocks." Don't waste your time. Ha! See what I did there? But seriously, my review: Intriguing. Intriguing. Hmm, OK, weird. Intriguing. Yay, finally, Poirot! Intriguing. No way. Intriguing. Intriguing. Really? That's it? But what about that? Huh? Whatevs. Next book! #AgathaChristie

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Amurder Mark @amurdermark.eurosky.social · 06/07/2025

Mrs. Curtin of "The Clocks" is a yes on Brexit. Sorry, Inspector Hardcastle, but let's get into politics. What are some of the varied viewpoints expressed by AC characters? #AgathaChristie #MakeArsenicGreatAgain

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