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The Skeleton in the Closet [Kindle Edition]

M.C. Beaton (Author)
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A stand-alone, lighthearted crime romp featuring amateur sleuth Fellworth Dolphin by the bestselling MC Beaton.

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Ignorance is bliss… especially when it comes to murder!

Ever since the death of his father, Fellworth Dolphin has slaved away as a waiter to support his miserly, cold-hearted mother. So when she suddenly dies Fellworth is shocked to discover she has left him a fortune. Somewhat confused, Fell teams up with a girl from work, Maggie, to investigate the source of the riches. But what they find instead is a closet full of skeletons…

Is it really possible Fell’s father was involved in a decades-old train robbery? And who is the mysterious woman in the portrait hidden in his mother’s wardrobe? As Fell and Maggie poke around the village for answers they find themselves on a surprise-filled path to danger and adventure – but all this good fortune could come to a sudden end if they don’t stay one step ahead of a cunning killer…
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 430 KB
  • Print Length: 262 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1849016087
  • Publisher: Robinson (20 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0056YRN2S
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #8,126 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
THE ODD COUPLE... 23 Aug 2010
By Lawyeraau HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I have read and loved many of the other British cozies written by this author. In fact, she has written a number of series: Agatha Raisin, Hamish Macbeth, and the Edwardian Mystery series. I have enjoyed them all. This one, however, does not compare favorably.

The author introduces the character of Fellworth Dolphin, a nearly forty year old virgin who comes into a tidy little inheritance when his cold, unfeeling mother dies. As he and his mother had lived a working class existence when his mother was alive, Fellworth is both surprised and confused by the wealth of riches to which he suddenly finds himself heir,

Fellworth buddies up with a Plain Jane, Maggie Partlett, a waitress at the same hotel in which he also waits on tables. When Maggie moves in with Fellworth, they both begin to blossom, as does love. Together they seek to solve the mystery of Fellworth's surprising inheritance.

The problem with the book is that the characters are neither particularly well-developed nor engaging, nor is the plot all that intriguing. The dialogue is tepid, and the pace is languorous. That being said, fans of this author will derive a modicum of enjoyment from this book.
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75 of 79 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In Buss, England, thirty-eight-year-old Fellworth Dolphin is still a virgin in more ways than just the sexual. The depressed Fellworth Dolphin knows life has passed him by. He works as a waiter at a local hotel during the day and cares for his chronic complaining mother at night. Fell has no hope for a future until the evening he came home from work and sees his widowed mother sitting in her armchair. She is dead.

To his shock, Fell inherits a fortune which enrages him even more towards his parents as they blackmailed him into giving up the university to bring in income to ensure the family never starved. He begins to wonder where the loot came from and wonders if his father, a railroad signalman, was involved in an unsolved train robbery. Fell begins to investigate the train robbery accompanied by Maggie Partlett the waitress who is also equally emotionally deprived. As they work together making inquires, they begin to fall in love, but neither one was ever the recipient of unselfish love. Will they recognize their feelings before the danger they stirred with their sleuthing causes permanent harm? What will the truth do to the already fractured psychological psyches of two individuals with deep emotional scars?

THE SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET is a delightful amateur sleuth tale, but not quite at the level of M.C. Beaton's wonderful Raisin or MacBeth novels. The characters make the story line gel, but readers will feel anger and pity for the stars, who allowed emotional blackmail to cripple them. That reaction by the audience slows down a tale that fails to attain the mark of excellence expected by Ms. Beaton's fans.

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Another good read. 9 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
This is another great mystery by M.C.Beaton although very different from his usual series but that's why I liked it. It moves to a different part of the country with two main charactors who you feel a great deal of sympathy for. As the story progresses they both begin to turn from very forlorn sad people into lively and interesting subjects both having there individual problems. Along with this is the mystery surrounded with plenty of suspects again the book keeps you in suspense and I really enjoyed it.
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