This morning, I received a book in the post. It was sent by World of Books, and contained no note or reference. I had neither ordered nor paid for it, so its arrival was a mystery.
I can only presume that someone sent it to me as a gift. If that was you, thank you. I will hopefully get around to reading it one of these days.
beetleypete 
Now you have another challenge writing a review, Pete! xx Michael
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It may be a long time until I get around to reading it, Michael. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Don’t worry, two years in the past i thought i would read one book one day, and now my shelves are full, and some days i can’t remember the easiest words. xx Michael
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You’ll have to get your Sherlock hat on, Pete if you have one…:)x
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Short of contacting the company that sent it, I am at a loss, Carol. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Sometimes its better not to know the name could mean nothing at all..I do hope you enjoy the book if you get round to reading it 🙂 x
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I know how you feel. I received a mystery cow tee-shirt in the mail. Must be my new cow valve, but I would like to thank the giver.
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That was a nice thought from them, Jennie, and very appropriate.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hope I find out who the mystery giver is!
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Perhaps Mr Collins sent it?
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That’s possible, but I don’t remember knowing a Michael Collins, Stevie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Maybe he picked up on your address when it was online?
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That seems to be the only possibility, Stevie.
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I would like to say any free book is a good book. However, after the crop of Indie Published stuff I’ve borrowed, bought or been given this year aside from Stevie, Sally Cronin and one short story I can’t remember, I can’t say anything but most gimme books aren’t worth the paper they’re not printed on.
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The book sent to me has had mixed reviews online, mostly bad ones. But as I am not reading much at the moment, I think it might be some time before I get to see if it is any good, Phil.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Glad to read this, Phil! Did you get around to reading ‘Falling’?
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In the middle of it now. Easily your most well written book.
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Thanks, Phil. I tried to leave out the exclamation marks, lol.
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I kind of love the mystery of it all
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Yes, there is that, Beth. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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So, is the book any good? Warmest regards, Theo
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So far, i have only read three reviews from when it was published. They all slated it as racist. (Perhaps because of the white working class i Britain are?) It may be a long time before I get around to reading it, as I have a serious backlog!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I had a similar incident with a box of chocolates I received via FedEx a week ago. I contacted Purdys Chocolates, the company that sent the package, and I was able to find out who ordered the treats to be sent to me. You might want to try contacting Worlds of Books. It’s remotely possible the person who sent your book isn’t following your blog.
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Thanks for the tip, Abbie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Interesting! I wonder who it is? How many postcards did you receive? 💕C
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A lot! Check out the posts. I still have some unposted, as I was sidetracked by fiction.
https://beetleypete.com/?s=postcards
Best wishes, Pete.
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Pee, it comes out with another cover too. I will grab a copy. Its about Southwark & seems controversial – which i doubt. I await your summary please.
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It had a lot of bad reviews for being racist. I will let you know whenever I get around to reading it.
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s a strange cover. Is the couple sitting on a bench that has been removed from the image by Photoshop?
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They are a Pearly King and Queen. They are dancing, probably doing the Lambeth Walk. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearly_Kings_and_Queens
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s a new one for me, Pete. And the book came out in 2004. A mystery for sure.
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I hope I can solve it, Bruce.
Best wishes, Pete.
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How odd . . .
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It is unusual to receive a gift with no note or sender’s name, but it has happened to me before, Liz.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Hold on Pete, how did they know your address? If you could publish it on BeetleyPete we can all send you copies of our work!
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It has been published on here, David. When I did a series on postcards, and people wanted to send them to me from all over the world, I put my address on one of the posts. (Nothing to lose, at my age.) As well as that, if it is a friend or family member, most of them read my blog occasionally.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Not me Pete but cool idea…
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Thanks, John. It was posted in the UK, so I am narrowing my search area. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Or some perversely genius “reverse psychology” – watch a dozen books show up from all over the world in the next few weeks!
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The opposite happened to me. I got the address label but no book!
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That’s annoying! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I’m jealous; no one sends me books these days…
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I have no idea who it is, Jack. It is not a new publication, it came out in 2004.
Best wishes, Pete.
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