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1 author picked The Secrets of Wishtide as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Laetitia Rodd is the kind of detective I wish we saw more often—an older woman whose intelligence and social skills make her a force to be reckoned with. I was completely charmed by her quiet determination and ability to navigate the constraints of 19th-century England while solving a deeply intriguing mystery.

This book made me feel like I was stepping into a world of candlelit corridors and whispered secrets, and I loved every moment of it.

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