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Oct 26, 2010
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I'm really beginning to fall in love with these Grace and Favor mysteries. The characters are interesting and the mysteries are just part of the story; these weren't too hard to figure out. I really enjoy the historical background and the tales of people surviving any way they can during the depression. There is a lot about that period in history that I don't know. The information about the Bonus Expeditionary Force was very enlightening as well.
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Very well done with an excellent sense of time and place. The march of the Bonus Army on Washington was something I knew little about and Jacks experiences there were heart wrenching and chilling. The more things change.......