- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd (30 May 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0709085729
- ISBN-13: 978-0709085720
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,831,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Returning from their honeymoon, John and Lydia Savidge are offered an extraordinary challenge: they are given three days to discover who killed Sir Benedict Stanbury, master of Fallowfield. Could the hapless stable hand accused of the crime really be guilty? Perhaps it was Sir Benedict's hoydenish niece or her mercenary mama? Or could it have been the suspicious solicitor or the frightened governess? Almost everyone had a motive for murder, but nobody can provide an alibi. Lydia and John have the deuce of a time trying to unravel the tangled skein of perverse relationships and eccentric personalities before the startling truth is finally revealed.
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A treat for mystery fans everywhere, 11 July 2008
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Unforgiving Eye (Hardcover)
An aristocrat is found dead and a stablehand's life is on the line. "The Unforgiving Eye" follows John and Lydia Savidage as they try to uncover the murderer of Sir Bendict Stanbury. Everyone seems to be a suspect and everyone seems to have done it. How does one find the culprit when no one appears remotely innocent? A treat for mystery fans everywhere, "The Unforgiving Eye" is highly recommended for community library mystery collections.
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Classic mystery in first-class presentation, 13 Aug 2008
By Armchair Interviews - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Unforgiving Eye (Hardcover)
Protagonists John and Lydia Savage from Beth Andrews' Hidden in the Heart return for a sophomore adventure in The Unforgiving Eye.
John and Lydia are on their honeymoon when they stop at Fallowfield to pay a visit to their patroness', Mrs. Wardle-Penfield, goddaughter, Portia Leverett. When the young couple arrives, they discover that Fallowfield is in chaos following the unresolved murder of its proprietor and Portia's uncle, Sir Benedict Stanbury.
Aware of the penchant for solving mysteries, Portia immediately issues a challenge: solve her uncle's murder and clear her stable-boy lover in three days. It seems Sir Benedict was killed after midnight in the Temple of the Seven Virtues upon learning of Portia's indiscrete relationship with James Bromley, who now sits in jail on charges of murder. John and Lydia accept the dare and their bags are taken upstairs. John and Lydia immediately start their investigation.
John and Lydia begin questioning the manors inhabitants: Protia's mother, Portia's ex-governess, Sir Benedict's best friend and confident, the maids, the butler, and Sir Benedict's solicitor. Everyone has a motive for wanting Sir Benedict dead. What John and Lydia learn about each of the individuals in the household is surprising and often revealing.
Andrews' delightful novel is written in an old-fashioned format that felt reminiscent of a Dorothy Eden romance/suspense from the late 1950s/early 1960s. Even its heavy paper reminds me of an old-fashioned novel. Set in 1818 England, The Unforgiving Eye is lighthearted, considering a man is dead and another is charged with his death. The pacing is perfect and, try as I might, I was unable to determine who the killer might be before John and Lydia exposed him....or was it a her?
Armchair Interviews says: Fun cozy set in England.
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