{"id":26612,"date":"2026-04-23T20:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=26612"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:29:46","slug":"flight-of-magpies-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/26612","title":{"rendered":"Flight of Magpies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flight of Magpies<\/em><\/a> (2014) KJ Charles<\/a> (A Charm of Magpies #3)<\/p>\n

\"Flight<\/p>\n

Stephen stuffed his hands in the pockets of the topcoat that Crane had insisted on buying him for this chilly winter. It had been a great deal more expensive than Stephen, who accepted gifts with startling gracelessness, had wanted; a great deal cheaper than Crane would have preferred; unsatisfactory to both.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It was yet another important task that he\u2019d delayed acting on, day by day, until it had somehow come to seem less important by virtue of having been undone for so long, and had been buried by a torrent of other tasks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is what accepting help means, Stephen, you have to let other people take risks too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Blaydon, Leonora Hart, Jenny Saint, John Slee, George Fairley, Mrs. Baron Shaw, Macready, Inspector Rickaby, Inspector Fred Beamish, Superintendent Raphael, Jonah Pastern, Miss Nodder, Newhouse, Lady Bruton<\/p>\n

Cover by Lexiconic Design<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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