My new bookish meme for 2026: the Golden Age of Detection (GAD) Mystery Word of the Day. Whenever I find a word that I'm unfamiliar with--or shall we say not absolutely confident I know the exact meaning of, I'm going to actually take time to look it up and share it with mystery-lovers everywhere. 😊
Today's GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Intriguante (French noun) A female schemer or a woman who engages in plotting
Today's GAD Mystery Word of the Day: Intriguante (French noun) A female schemer or a woman who engages in plotting
To my mind Consuelo was a born intriguante. Nor are her actions all of a piece. (Harriet Farewell ~Margaret Erskine)
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