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Christa Bakker
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Fair-Play Mysteries with a European Twist
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Six books of feelgood, vibrant, sunny sleuthing! Can you work out whodunnit?

https://christabakker.com/products/saint-maurice-mysteries-complete-ebooks

#MysteryFiction #MysteryBooks #Whodunit
The six books in the Saint-Maurice Mysteries spread out on a table with grapes and wine.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Mother spot (moedervlek): birth mark

#WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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It's National Cappuccino Day in the US, so I'm celebrating by having one in #Bath.

#NationalCappucinoDay #Cappucino #CoffeeLover
a scrumptious cappuccino in the morning light.
November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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It's Friyay! Celebrate the end of the workweek with this little puzzle and let me know if it was too easy!

#SpotTheDifference #CozyMystery #Puzzle
The cover for Death by Naked Ladies is shown twice, but one has been subtly altered.
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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To carry water to the sea (Water naar zee dragen): Engage in a pointless activity.

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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When you leave your planner open on your desk...

#WriterLife #Productivity #CoupleGoals
Printed text reads: best thing of the month. Sneaky handwriting reads: husband.
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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I love when a solved Wordle makes a nice pattern. Here's one from me to you:
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=gbzip
A series of orange and green squares makes a pleasing pattern.
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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'The red golden vines rustling around me, the lack of noise apart from insects and bird song, the explosion of sweetness from a dark purple grape stolen off the vine—it all filled me with a warm sense of belonging.'
#MysteryFiction #France #AmateurSleuth
October 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Enjoy the weekend! Maybe do a little baking like I did.

#CinnamonRolls #PumpkinSeason #LoveToBake
Cinnamon rolls slathered in cream cheese frosting.
October 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Like my nails? I celebrated the completion of the Saint-Maurice Mysteries series by having them done for the first time. Didn't the artist do a good job with matching the colours? I love them! 😍

#NailArt #CozyMystery #Celebration #FullSeries
All the books in the Saint-Maurice Mysteries series behind my nails in the same colours as the book covers.
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Brakeburns: the literal translation of Rembrandt 🤪

#DutchWordOfTheDay #Funny #Silly #BadTranslations #WordWednesday
October 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Who is that good-looking man? Ladies and gentlemen, meet my husband. I've written a blog post all about how he influences my writing.

https://christabakker.com/blogs/writers-blog/the-mister-as-inspiration

#CrimeFiction #AuthorLife #WritingInfluences #CoupleGoals
A picture of Christa Bakker and her husband in front of the London theatre where Agatha Christie's Mousetrap is performed.
September 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Where do you like to read? Inside? Outside? Both? Obviously, it depends on the weather, but if at all possible, I like to take my book outside.

#LoveToRead #ReadingForPleasure #MysteryFiction #CosyCrime #CozyMysteryReader
September 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Being gilded with something (verguld zijn met iets): being extremely pleased about something.

#WordWednesday #DutchExpressionOfTheDay
September 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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What am I working on? Clue: I'm making my dreams come true!

#MysteryFiction #GreenPenguin #ClassicCrimeFiction #Knitting #KnittingAndMurder #AuthorCraft
Knitting in progress of a penguin on a green background. Above it, in a white band, the name Christa Bakker appears.
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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August 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Which do you prefer?

#ThisOrThat #FridayFun
A cup of tea and a cup of coffee are separated by the text: this or that?
August 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Churn milk (karnemelk): buttermilk

#WordWednesday #DutchWordOfTheDay
August 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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August 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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For those of you who would like to know how my books are written, I've summed it all up in a new blog post!

https://christabakker.com/blogs/writers-blog/the-cozy-process
A photo of the top of a typewriter with the text: New blog post: the cozy process
August 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Made you a Wordle! Have a go at playing:
https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=yfzpp 

#Wordle #FridayFun #MysteryAndGames
the Wordle logo
August 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Come and meet me, this Saturday at the Hastings True Crime Museum! I'll be there at the Crime Writers Day of their Agatha Christie exhibition with Alexandra Benedict, Robert Crouch, Helen Jacey, and others!

#TrueCrimeMuseum #VisitHastings #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #AgathaChristie
In Hastings on 9 August 2025? I will be at the Agatha Christie exhibition from 10.30-4 pm in the True Crime Museum.
August 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Bromotion: cronyism

#WordWednesday #WordOfTheDay
August 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Come and meet me, this Saturday at the Hastings True Crime Museum! I'll be there at the Crime Writers Day of their Agatha Christie exhibition with Alexandra Benedict, Robert Crouch, Helen Jacey, and others!

#TrueCrimeMuseum #VisitHastings #CrimeFiction #MysteryFiction #AgathaChristie
In Hastings on 9 August 2025? I will be at the Agatha Christie exhibition from 10.30-4 pm in the True Crime Museum.
August 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Meet pin-up photographer Julie Belmain. 

When she starts poking her nose into a murder investigation, the people in her Beaujolais village turn out to hide more secrets than she'd care to know. 

Will her newfound knowledge be the death of her?

#CozyMystery #France #MysteryFiction
A young woman with dark hair in a polka dot hairband laughingly sticks out her tongue at the camera, mimicking the iris she holds in her hand.
August 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM