Two ninety-something best friends battle sinister forces at Sunset Grove retirement home in the first book of Minna Lindgren's funny and frightening trilogy.
A grievously mutilated young woman arrives at the hospital in Espoo, Finland—only to vanish without a trace. Though the victim refused to identify herself, Violent Crimes Unit Commander Maria Kallio suspects she’s connected to the city’s sex-worker underworld. The next day her suspicions grow when celebrity call girl Lulu Nightingale is murdered during a liv […]
In this haunting novel by the celebrated author of The Rabbit Back Literature Society, a mild-mannered publisher reconnects online with his first love, reigniting long-forgotten memories of the dark, magical, and dangerous secret passages of his youth.
So great! Reminds me of the woman who makes shitty robots… but these are mostly a level or two above “shitty”. :-)
Hard to pick a favorite, but I think it might be the machine where the leading shoe gets the pretty red bow!
I find the bow that moves from shoe to shoe most satisfying, for some reason.
If you haven’t seen this…. you really need to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WX58CZwyiU
(I’m sorry for wasting 29 seconds of your life, though.)