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yellowdogintexas

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25. Last week's book: The Secret of Linden Court
Sun May 21, 2023, 07:44 PM
May 2023

by Thomas Stinson

I decided to post this on its own thread, instead of at the bottom of another one.

Andre Kosowicz has a secret.

In a quaint European city so old that Roman coins are still unearthed in the back gardens of trim little houses, the single, thirty-seven-year-old junior file clerk of the City Tax Department thought he knew every street, lane, boulevard, alley, thoroughfare, highway and byway within the city limits…until now.

Stuck in the back corner of an ancient file cabinet, Andre finds an old, faded street record and discovers evidence of a neighborhood he has never heard of: Linden Court. With no taxes paid by residents since before the Nazi invasion, he believes Linden Court has long since been paved over or bombed out of existence. To satisfy his curiosity, Andre heads to Olde Towne where, with a little snooping & a lot of luck, he finds a bustling cul-de-sac of homes and shops in the shadow of an ancient linden tree.

Rather than reporting his discovery to the city for recognition and rewards, Andre befriends a variety of colorful Linden Court residents as diverse as Madame Ra’Coone and her House of Fashion, gay gallery owner and art historian Szymon, the neighborhood’s barkeep Franz, a former member of the Resistance known as The Alley Sniper and his hot-to-trot niece Sophie.

How long can Andre keep his discovery a secret from the tax department, his bitter boss and the aloof college graduate who has suddenly taken a liking to him? And how has Linden Court been able to hide in plain sight for over twenty years?

A page-turning mystery with twists and turns, clever dialogue, danger, and a dash of romance set in 1960’s Eastern Europe.

I really did like this one. I sort of hopped in and out of it then read a couple of others; finally went back to it a couple of days ago. Loved the twists and dialogue and the main characters.


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Stuck on the same vein bucolic_frolic May 2023 #1
Cool! hermetic May 2023 #4
Finished The Night Ship by Jess Kidd. hippywife May 2023 #2
Morrison hermetic May 2023 #5
Most of them seem to be in demand at the moment... hippywife May 2023 #9
I read that one several years ago, but many years later, when I was japple May 2023 #10
Audio books make me fall asleep. nt hippywife May 2023 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author cbabe May 2023 #14
But I don't want to fall asleep while "reading". nt hippywife May 2023 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author cbabe May 2023 #16
No. hippywife May 2023 #17
me too! I had to make my mom turn off her book tape yellowdogintexas May 2023 #23
Same for me. Maybe because it reminds me Polly Hennessey May 2023 #26
Two books on my library hold list just came in. cbabe May 2023 #3
Tasty treats, indeed. hermetic May 2023 #7
Just finished Little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #6
That can be fun hermetic May 2023 #8
Just a few chapters into Jamie Ford's book japple May 2023 #12
For my 7,700th post hermetic May 2023 #13
We both joined DU in 2004. You got here about 2 months before me, so japple May 2023 #19
currently reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver mike_c May 2023 #18
Good for you! hermetic May 2023 #20
Have been in the Moravian Bookshop a few times - interesting place. Number9Dream May 2023 #21
Nice! hermetic May 2023 #22
Where Horizons End A Sean Wyatt Archaelogical Thriller yellowdogintexas May 2023 #24
Last week's book: The Secret of Linden Court yellowdogintexas May 2023 #25
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