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'Everyone gets what they deserve in this high-class mystery' Sunday Telegraph 'Wickedly acid, yet sympathetic' Publishers Weekly 'Excellent mystery, skilfully handled' Manchester Evening News 'Waspishly funny tale of murder...solved by the appealing Chief Inspector Barnaby and his splendidly thuggish Sergeant Troy' Weekend Telegraph Funny and outrageous, Caroline Graham spins a plot of greed, disguises and redemption' The Sunday Times
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When the death up at the big house is announced to the village of Compton Dando, few are surprised. Given that it's the home of an unlikely bunch of New Age oddballs, perhaps it was a only a matter of time before one of them came to a bad end. The verdict: an accident.
But only weeks later, another death is reported, and this time there's no doubt about it - it's murder. To Chief Inspector Barnaby, hurriedly summoned to the scene, it is immediately apparent that the case is far from straightforward, the suspects being among the most bizarre he has ever encountered...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This was my first Midsomer Murder and even thought I had a fair idea who the villain was, I very much enjoyed it.
The beatnik/new age characters in the big house are nicely and not unsympathetically drawn for all their weirdness - Barnaby and Troy do not appear until page 135.
Barnaby is much the same as you get in the TV series, but Troy is a much more thuggish character, not too bright, racist, and given to making obscene advances to his female colleagues. They in turn deflate him with a few words instead of reporting him and getting him sacked. All jolly good fun.
Very witty writing with plenty of contrasting characters to keep the fun going. I find myself wondering what the author would do with a different cast and I intend to find out.
The beatnik/new age characters in the big house are nicely and not unsympathetically drawn for all their weirdness - Barnaby and Troy do not appear until page 135.
Barnaby is much the same as you get in the TV series, but Troy is a much more thuggish character, not too bright, racist, and given to making obscene advances to his female colleagues. They in turn deflate him with a few words instead of reporting him and getting him sacked. All jolly good fun.
Very witty writing with plenty of contrasting characters to keep the fun going. I find myself wondering what the author would do with a different cast and I intend to find out.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Compared to the first two Barnaby novels, this, I find, is only really OK. It takes a very long while to get going, and with all the "New Age stuff" and dialogue, sections of the story can get a bit confusing. The only reason I would recommend anyone to read this, is if you want to make sure you read all the novels featuring Inspector Barnaby.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A very easy read. Not memorable but a good comfort read when the reader needs something light to take away life's stresses. Not being very into New Age this was not the best Midsomer Murder for me but it does have a quaint appeal and is easy to lose oneself in - a true test of relaxation in one's choice of reading. I certainly would not discount this. I do like to become involved in Barnaby's family life which he manages to sustain despite the demands of each case - a rare gift for anyone involved in the solving of crime. Most crime fiction novels have a stressed detective and either a long-suffering partner or a divorce. Barnarby cares for his profession and his family. Lovely.
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