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'An utterly delightful book... it will be irresistible to all who enjoy polished, civilized prose' --The New York Times Book Review
Imbued with poised wit, written in flawlessly judged prose. --H R F Keating, The Times
Caudwell's light touch and the puzzle she presents make for a diverting tale' --Washington Post Book World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Imbued with poised wit, written in flawlessly judged prose. --H R F Keating, The Times
Caudwell's light touch and the puzzle she presents make for a diverting tale' --Washington Post Book World --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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It seemed the perfect way to avoid three million in taxes on a five-million-pound estate: change the trust arrangement. Everyone in the family agreed to support the heiress, ravishing raven-haired Camilla Galloway, in her court petition -- except dreary Cousin Deirdre, who suddenly demanded a small fortune for her signature. Then Deirdre had a terrible accident. That was when the young London barristers handling the trust -- Cantrip, Selena, Timothy, Ragwort, and Julia -- summoned their Oxford friend Professor Hilary Tamar to Lincoln's Inn. Julia thinks it's murder. Hilary demurs. Why didn't the heiress die? But when the accidents escalate and they learn of the naked lunch at Uncle Rupert's, Hilary the Scholar embarks on the most perilous quest of all: the truth....
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is the second of Sarah Caudwell's brilliant series of mystery stories featuring legal historian Hilary Temple, and her young friends the barristers Ragwort, Cantrip, Selena and Julia. The complex plot involves a mysterious death (an accident?) of a rather dull young woman whose cousin, glamorous Camilla Galloway, is heir to a vast fortune. The puzzle is why should anyone want to murder Deirdre (except that she's a bore) rather than the heiress? Hilary is called in to investigate, and her search for the truth leads her eventually to Corfu, where Selena is having exciting nautical adventures , and a dramatic climax on a cliff. Full of humour, witty dialogue and memorable characters, these books are a delight. what a pity there were only four written, I wish there were a lot more!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Arrived a little late, but at this time of year, you expect that. It arrived in the condition I expected and I was very happy with this supplier.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
You will love it or hate it
11 Aug 2000
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The first page will tell you whether you are going to find unreadable or (like me) find it one of the most entertaining reads of the decade. The style is elaborately witty with nineteenth century diction combined with descriptions of late twentieth century partying and mayhem. It is all very artificial and mannered. The plot is about the murder of beneficiaries of a will and in many ways a classical English whodunnit. The setting is in London lawyers' (sorry barristers') offices (sorry chambers),lesbian nightclubs and the Ionian Islands. Lots of sex but never explicit. A lot of information about English law, classical Greece, sailing and cricket.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Witty and erudite, but nearly a parody
6 Jun 2000
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This mystery should please readers who value witty dialog, insoucience, English understatement, and whimsy. As in her first novel, Sarah Caudwell employs an emotionally distancing narrative technique, made necessary by the first person point of view: nearly all the action is summarized in letters read by or to the narrator in a cozy London wine bar (much of the action takes place in the Greek islands). Because the witticisms and droll references to Inland Revenue and the Inns at Court dominate, flavored by piquant satiric jibes at Cambridge and various English eccentricities, Sarah Caudwell is willing to employ (almost to parody) such genre conventions as impausible coincidences and the chatty killer. Readers should not expect emotional involvement and heart-racing suspense, but should rather enjoy the author's playful and allusive detachment. And, happily, there are none of the psychopaths and sadists who people many modern mystery novels. This novel is closer to a traditional cozy, although with an urbane and witty air.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Witty, engrossing mystery, not just for "legal eagles"
30 Aug 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Sarah Caudwell's mysteries are a treat for lawyers and those involved in the legal profession, but also for readers who enjoy a good, page-turning, British-wit novel. I love Ms. Caudwell's books, second only to the Sherlock Holmes mysteries to me, and eagerly await further adventures of Professor Tamar and the barristers of Lincoln's Inn.
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