60. Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

listened on Libby

copyright 2021
304pgs.
Adult mystery/thriller
Finished 9/19/2022
Goodreads rating: 3.97
My rating: 5
Setting: Contemporary Scotland

My comments: This was on of those unusual mysteries thrillers where you really have no clue about what is going on.  That doesn't happen to me very often and I truly enjoyed this.  Set in the middle of newhere in Scotland during a blizzard, a husband and wife stay in an abandoned church that has been converted into a home - like a airb&b experience.  Lots of dark happenings, lots of mystery really well told!

Goodreads synopsis:  Think you know the person you married? Think again…

Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.

Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts – paper, cotton, pottery, tin – and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.

Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.

Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.

Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project

Website:  https://memorialblanket.org/

Big DC Display will be December 21, 2022 - The shortest night of the year!

Sizes requested:  45 x 80 - or - 60 x 80

Well, I certainly jumped in with both feet!

             My donation for this year, 2022.

5 for the Homeless - Washington D.C.

Auspicious

Dolores

Frances

Georgina

Harry

GIFTED:  Isle of Deserted Mountains 

           My Dolores Afghan is right there! Second one in the bottom row...

The Auspicious Afghan

FINISHED, donated 2022

first one started, fourth one all sewn together (11/26/22)

8 rounds

5 x 9 (probably could've been 5x8?)

golden beige

The California Afghan

FINISHED year 2 on 11/22/23, donated 2023

8 rounds

5 x 8 = 40 squares

putty

The Carlisle Afghan

8 rounds

soft taupe

The Dolores Afghan

FINISHED, donated 2022

Michael's value economique off white

first one FINISHED!

7 rounds

6 x 8 = 48 squares

aran

The Elizabeth Afghan

FINISHED Yr. 2 11/24/23

5 rounds

aran

The Frances Afghan

FINISHED, donated 2022

6 rounds

7 x 10

classic gray

The Georgina Afghan

FINISHED, donated 2022

7 rounds

6 x 9

Michael's cheaper brand aran - I  think.....

The Harry Afghan

FINISHED!! Donated 2022

3rd one of this batch finished

7 rounds

6 x 9 rows = 54 squares

Impeccable (Michael's) aran

The Isle of Deserted Mountains (mdI)

FINISHED, gifted

Okay, so this one ended up NOT going to the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project, it ended up going to NEVEAH!!

8 rounds

putty

The Josh-ee Afghan

 7 rounds

dark charcoal

The Kandinsky Afghan

8 rounds

2 center & 2 outer are putty

3and4, 5and6 are coordinating double rounds

putty

The London Afghan

8 rounds

3-3-1-1

soft taupe

The Madeline Afghan

FINISHED 8/26/23

10 rounds

4 x 6

Started at the Carlisle Expo Center at the start of the summer.

Pretty boring, but used up yarn I had.

The Novato Afghan

Crocheted at Dede's July 2023

Finished at home November 2023

11 rounds with border (Loops & Threads 7 oz skein of mustard) took 2 skeins

The Odds & Ends Afghan

FINISHED 2023

Crocheted in October 2023 when I wanted to use up the few colors I had left before buying more yarn....

Finished November 2023

4 x 6 blocks

11 rows including white border

The Pragmatic Afghan

FINISHED 2023

For this one I used 3-4 oz. skeins for verigated or striping yarn.  Never knew how they'd come out!

The Razzle Dazzle Afghan 

FINISHED 2023

4 x 7 blocks

10 rows, no border

Homeless Blanket Afghan #1 - The Auspicious Afghan

 The Auspicious Afghan

(auspicous means inspiring hope)

The Afghan That Started It All

9/16/22     21 blocks completely ready

                  5 blocks need the final/joining round

                  5 across x 4 already sewed together = 46 blocks

5 x 9 needs 45 blocks, so looks like there's more than enough ready....

IF 5 across is wide enough....

If not, will need 9 more blocks.

Impeccable "Golden Beige"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #2 - The California Afghan

 The California Afghan

Started with scraps from Dede, then added colors from stores n Petaluma and San Rafael

9/16/22     17 blocks done and waiting

                 5 across x 6 down already sewed together = 47 blocks ready

Was going to make this 5 x 8, which takes 40 squares, but since I've made 7 more than that, I'll probably make it bigger!  We'll see!

Impeccable "Putty"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #3 - The Carlisle

 The Carlisle Afghan

The Whole Project Started in Carlisle, right?

9/16/22   39 blocks ready

                none sewn together yet

48" wide

5 per row x 8 rows = 40 blocks needed

Gotta make 1 more block!

Impeccable "Soft Taupe"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #4 The Dolores Afghan - FINISHED!!

 The Dolores Afghan

#4 in the alphabet is D 

so of COURSE, this needs to be named this!

9/16/22  15 blocks ready & waiting

               4 x 6 sewn together = 39 blocks complete

It seems to measure 46' wide, each block seems about 8" or just a little less

Will probably make 8 blocks for the length?

6 x 8 blocks total needed

Only 9 blocks yet to be made!

Craftsmart Value Economique (Michael's) "Off White"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #6 - The Frances Afghan

 The Frances Afghan

   (Love ya, girl!)

9/16/22   15 blocks ready

                5 x 7 sewn together = 50 blocks done

Each block is about 6.75 ", the row of 7 (sewn together) is about 48"

Think I'll need 10 (possibly 11) rows total, but we'll say 10 for now.

7 x 10 = 70 blocks total needed

20 blocks yet to be made

Impeccable (Michael's) "Classic Gray"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #5 - The Elizabeth Afghan

 The Elizabeth Afghan

(Love ya, Mom)

 

If I could see better to use black yarn, I think this would look SUPER cool.  Maybe the next one?

9/16/22   27 blocks ready

               3 x 8 sewn together = 51 blocks done

Each block is about 5/5 inches, a row sewn together is about 46" wide

I'm guessing 12 rows (possibly 13, but for now I'll go with 12) for a total of 96 blocks all together.

45 more blocks to be made

Impeccable (Michael's) "Aran"

Homeless Blanket Afghan #8 - The Harry Afghan

 The Harry Afghan

(Queen Elizabeth II just died, and Harry looks so sad...)

I really love the look of this block, however, I'm afraid it'll be too much white when they're all attached together.  We'll see.

9/16/22     22 blocks ready

                  2 x 6 rows sewed together = 34 blocks done

Each block is just a smidge less than 8", so the 6-block row measures about 46 inches wide

To be 72" long, it'll need 9-ish blocks for length

6 x 9 = 54 blocks total needed

20 blocks to be made

Impeccable (Michael's) "Aran"