- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (July 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031217067X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312170677
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,233,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The village mystery observes more stringent procedures than a military task force. . .Ann Granger knows the drill so well she couldwrite a manual." -- "The New York Times Book Review
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title."Granger's latest offers abundant, understated pleasure." -- "Publishers Weekly
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Superintendent Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell are in desperate need of a holiday - and the Cotswold village of Parsloe St John seems the perfect choice. Their neighbour, retired journalist Wynne Carter, is as convivial as the village itself and, over a glass of blackberry wine, indulges in her latest obsession, Olivia Smeaton, a racy old lady whose life - and death - she is convinced are not all they seem.
Markby is more interested in buying Olivia's house than the circumstances of her vacating it, but Meredith is intrigued: by the old lady, the death of a cherished horse and a dusty junk shop run by a white witch. When another fatality - of a very grisly nature - is discovered, it seems her suspicion is justified. Clearly Olivia isn't the only enigma in Parsloe St John - and her death might be the first of many unless Meredith Mitchell and Alan Markby can make sense of some very secret lives to reach the truth ...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is yet another great Mitchell & Markby 'who dunnit' novel. The setting is in a sleepy village, but soon as Mitchell & Markby arrive allsorts happen! Very hard to put down.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read a lot of Anne Grainger's novels this year & I found this one a little disappointing. It was almost as if the author was experimenting with new surroundings and new detectives. The way that Markby & Meredith stumbled upon a mystery was all too convenient and a little bit like Jessica Fletcher in Murder she wrote. A lot of time was spent with the leads arguing over whether there was anything to investigate, we as readers know there is and I wish they'd got on with it a bit. I found some of the characters a little unbelievable and Wynne was particularly irritating. Having said all this, the plot built to a nice conclusion and I never suspected the twist to this tale.
Always easy reading with Grainger, but not one of her best.
Always easy reading with Grainger, but not one of her best.
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