- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (7 Mar 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330350455
- ISBN-13: 978-0330350457
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 535,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sheila Malory is once again involved in a murder case when an elderly woman dies in suspicious circumstances. Dr Crowley wants to convert his property and he evicts Miss Graham. She is then found poisoned and another murder follows rapidly. Someone will stop at nothing to achieve their aims.
About the Author
Hazel Holt was born in Birmingham, England, where she attended King Edward VI High School for Girls. She studied at Newnham College, Cambridge, and went on to work at the International African Institute in London, where she became acquainted with the novelist Barbara Pym, whose biography she later wrote. She also finished one of Pym's novels after Pym died. Holt has also recently published My Dear Charlotte, a story that uses the actual language of Jane Austen's letters to her sister Cassandra to construct a Regency murder mystery. Holt wrote her first novel in her sixties, and is a leading crime novelist. She is best known for her Mrs. Malory series. Her son is novelist Tom Holt.
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The Mrs Mallory series is a quintessential cosy mystery series. If you prefer something a bit more gritty and realistic when reading crime then this series is not for you. Sheila Mallory visits a long time friend of hers - a Miss Graham - who rents a flat owned by a local doctor. She has been offered a flat elsewhere in the town and a sum of money to vacate the property. But she doesn't want to leave.
Sheila's son, Michael, works for a local firm of solicitors and he checks out her lease and confirms she doesn't have to move. When Miss Graham is found dead Sheila starts to suspect her landlord of taking matters into his own hands. This is a typical small town murder mystery and the clues are all in the collected knowledge of the long term residents.
For many readers it will be relatively easy to work out who done it but there are enough suspects for there to be some doubts about it. The pleasure in reading the story comes as much from how Mrs Mallory uncovers the truth as from working out who the murderer is.
This is an enjoyable mystery which can be read in an evening and if you enjoy such authors as Veronica Heley with her Ellie Quicke and Bea Abbott series then you will probably enjoy the Mrs Mallory series.
Sheila's son, Michael, works for a local firm of solicitors and he checks out her lease and confirms she doesn't have to move. When Miss Graham is found dead Sheila starts to suspect her landlord of taking matters into his own hands. This is a typical small town murder mystery and the clues are all in the collected knowledge of the long term residents.
For many readers it will be relatively easy to work out who done it but there are enough suspects for there to be some doubts about it. The pleasure in reading the story comes as much from how Mrs Mallory uncovers the truth as from working out who the murderer is.
This is an enjoyable mystery which can be read in an evening and if you enjoy such authors as Veronica Heley with her Ellie Quicke and Bea Abbott series then you will probably enjoy the Mrs Mallory series.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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very poor plot , guessed murderer way before it was revealed. not much of a story really. one of those books you finish and think 'oh!'
felt very little effort had gone into it on writers part needed at least another three suspects. too obvious.
felt very little effort had gone into it on writers part needed at least another three suspects. too obvious.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The New Name Game
19 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
As another reviewer stated, look closely at the overviews of these books as several books have more than one title.
Initially, I was so excited to think that Mrs. Mallory was back, but on some of the "newest" books, I realized that these were actually earlier books.
It seems that this fact should be clearly stated in under the title! These books develop in sequence, and I have always wished that each book's place in any series would be marked with not only publication date, but also the words, (for example), #3 in Mrs. Mallory series. It would be such a time saver for customers!
The Mallory series has always seemed pleasant to me. There is something about the writing that is so engaging to read. Not all cozies are created equal, and this author has a knack for getting the reader "into" the stream of events. It was a bit disconcerting in the early books as to how Mrs. Mallory babied her grown son! There were times that I was amazed that he could attend class and find his way home without Mummy. But perhaps that is simply a trait that rankles with me...men CAN do laundry! It has been observed in rare instances! But it's easy to get past that characteristic as the overall book series is well done. The relationship that Sheila has with her "best friend" Rosemary is so nice, also. In the entire series, th author captures perfectly the joy of having a true close friend who is, through the years, an extension of your own family. And Rosemary's Mother is certainly a force to be reckoned with in a humorous way throughout the books. I even attempted a Sponge Cake because of Sheila Mallory. Attempted.
As with any series, some books are better than others, but I was never tempted to stop reading the series. She captures the English life and people so perfectly; I'd like to know her.
Would recommend for anyone who is looking for a good series, and who likes to watch the characters evolve, to try this set. Reading from the beginning book is the way to go...I went through them all until I could get an ordered list for myself. Come on, Amazon, please do this job FOR us when you show any series.
Initially, I was so excited to think that Mrs. Mallory was back, but on some of the "newest" books, I realized that these were actually earlier books.
It seems that this fact should be clearly stated in under the title! These books develop in sequence, and I have always wished that each book's place in any series would be marked with not only publication date, but also the words, (for example), #3 in Mrs. Mallory series. It would be such a time saver for customers!
The Mallory series has always seemed pleasant to me. There is something about the writing that is so engaging to read. Not all cozies are created equal, and this author has a knack for getting the reader "into" the stream of events. It was a bit disconcerting in the early books as to how Mrs. Mallory babied her grown son! There were times that I was amazed that he could attend class and find his way home without Mummy. But perhaps that is simply a trait that rankles with me...men CAN do laundry! It has been observed in rare instances! But it's easy to get past that characteristic as the overall book series is well done. The relationship that Sheila has with her "best friend" Rosemary is so nice, also. In the entire series, th author captures perfectly the joy of having a true close friend who is, through the years, an extension of your own family. And Rosemary's Mother is certainly a force to be reckoned with in a humorous way throughout the books. I even attempted a Sponge Cake because of Sheila Mallory. Attempted.
As with any series, some books are better than others, but I was never tempted to stop reading the series. She captures the English life and people so perfectly; I'd like to know her.
Would recommend for anyone who is looking for a good series, and who likes to watch the characters evolve, to try this set. Reading from the beginning book is the way to go...I went through them all until I could get an ordered list for myself. Come on, Amazon, please do this job FOR us when you show any series.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Same book as 'Mrs. Malory Wonders Why'
30 Dec 2011
Format:Paperback
Before you spend your money please be aware that this is the 6th book in the series published in 1995 as 'Mrs. Malory Wonders Why'. I was excited to think that was a new book in this great series - what a let-down!
A pleasure
11 May 2012
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I must have missed this with its original title, but pleased to have found it now. Up to Ms Holt's usual high standard of tea parties, cats, dogs, and murder. Pleasant fun.
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