Crime Rhymes II

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Pub Date 01 Dec 2018 | Archive Date 05 May 2020

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Description

Filled with over 190 lethal limericks and punny poems along with some quirky cartoons, all with a mystery twist. Includes a special bonus feature: the short story "The Adventure of the Baffled Blacksmith," where Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes take on the Lizzie Borden case.

Samples of the sinister stanzas:

COLD CUSTOMERS

Embalmer Montmorency Rome

Is a cheerful, if wizened, old gnome.

But his wife, Cora Mae,

Has left him today:

He wouldn't stop bringing work home.


NET LOSS

An amorous athlete named Dennis

"Was explaining his sport to Miss Glennis.

'Love' means 'nothing'," he said,

So she shot him dead--

Then realized he meant "in tennis."

Filled with over 190 lethal limericks and punny poems along with some quirky cartoons, all with a mystery twist. Includes a special bonus feature: the short story "The Adventure of the Baffled...


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ISBN 9781790631346
PRICE $3.99 (USD)

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Got quite a few chuckles out of me than I thought it would and there are very few misses within this collection. Apparently there's far more limericks with a slightly macabre theme to be written than one would have ever suspected. The humour is dark and twisted, a little bit reminiscent of Gorey if one were to squint.

Would make a nice gift for a fan of mystery and crime books.

With thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC.

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Crime Rhymes II by Dixie J Witted is a silly book of rhymes and limericks. It's not my usual read, but it was a funny way to wait for my daughter to finish at dance class.

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I  received a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

This was a cute little rhyming book. They didn't all flow with the same rhyming scheme, but they were cute.

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Dixie J. Whitted has struck again with a second collection of verses, limericks, and poems dealing with criminal topics. She also provides a short story that picks up the Sherlock Holmes/Lizzie Borden tale from the first Crime Rhymes collection. So, if you liked the first collection or just feel in the mood for quick crime lines, dig in!

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Thanks to author/publisher/net galley for ARC of the book.

This book is a quick funny read that i would recommend for all readers who like to laugh out loud at intelligent wits.

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This book is filled with gallows humor, which admittedly, some people might not find funny at all. I am not one of those people. I will admit, there were some rhymes that I did not understand. I read them a couple times with no clue as to what was going on, but that didn't happen often.

I liked the fact that for most of the rhymes, you don't find out what the crime is until the end. It reads just like a normal rhyme until you get to the end, where suddenly the whole thing takes on a different meaning.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Author: Dixie J. Whitted
Publisher: BooksGoSocial
Publication Date: 01 Dec 2018

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My thanks to Netgalley and Booksgosocial for the opportunity to review this little book of Rhymes.
Whilst it is somewhat north American orientated I was still able to enjoy most of the rhymes.
During lockdown I have plagued my friend with some of the "awful - in a good way" verses.

Worth 4 stars

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