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Bezig met laden... A Witness to Murderdoor Verity Bright
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  PhyllisReads | Jan 9, 2021 |   She's only been back in the UK for six months and Lady Eleanor Swift is already on her third murder case!! Cripes!! This is another fun and diverting instalment in the series, mixing the social issues of the time with, in this case, the death of the sitting local independent MP after eating a dodgy fudge cake. Despite her best intentions not to get involved, Eleanor is dragged into not only investigating the death, but also being asked to stand in the forthcoming by-election. Ably assisted by her butler Clifford, and with a little help from her would-be beaux Lancelot and DCI Seldon, Eleanor is involved in a race against time as a second candidate is murdered. Class inequalities and women's rights give a social backdrop to this, but it's also just a bright and breezy murder mystery that never takes itself too seriously - and that is the charm of this series. Long may it continue. (  ) Alan.M | Oct 26, 2020 | Lady Eleanor is having a time of it getting to know about being gentry in a village since she had only visited as a child who lived in South Africa and touring the world with her parents who have since gone missing. Her staunchest supporter and general helper is her butler, and does she ever need him this time! Politics have gotten deadly what with needing a woman in Parliament and some dodgy dealings about land for new council houses. The first victim just maybe was not murder, but the second one left no doubt. And now someone has put Lady Eleanor in the frame for the second one and probably ruined her chances of standing for office, and all because she just can't let her sleuthing go. A great read! I requested and received a free ebook copy from Bookouture via NetGalley. Thank you! (  ) jetangen4571 | Aug 9, 2020 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Autumn, 1920. Lady Eleanor Swift, accidental amateur detective and retired explorer, is determined to take a break from investigating murders. So when a local politician dies suddenly at an elegant dinner party at Farrington Manor, she tries her hardest not to listen to the raft of rumours around the village that he might have been poisoned by the fudge. It?s the anniversary of the disappearance of her beloved parents and she?s promised herself not to get mixed up with any more mysteries. She isn?t sure they?d have approved. But when she arrives home to discover that Mrs Pitkin, the kindly cook from Farrington Manor, has been dismissed without wage or reference because the police consider her a suspect, Eleanor knows she needs to act. If there was a murder, then she needs to track down the culprit and clear Mrs Pitkin?s name. Accompanied by her faithful partner in crime, Gladstone the bulldog, who has the best nose for sniffing out bones in the country, Eleanor sets out to find the killer. And when another body turns up and she finds poisoned fudge in the victim?s house, Eleanor knows she?s on the right track. But can she sort the truth from the lies before she becomes a witness to another murder ? this time rather closer to home?" --Publisher. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This was a well-written cozy mystery with a likeable heroine whose amateur sleuthing skills are aided by Clifford, her perfectly dependable butler. While this was #3 in the series, it was my introduction to Lady Eleanor Swift, and I had no trouble picking up past relationships or references to prior adventures.
Taking place in the 1920s in a small British village, Lady Swift (AKA Ellie) finds herself running for local office at the same time as she is solving a murder (and then a second murder). What makes this novel stand out from the usual cozies is that the heroine is intelligent and independent. There is a sub-plot of women's rights which is (unfortunately) still a current topic. And the story includes a thread of romance as Ellie is wooed by two suitors.
If you're looking for an entertaining British cozy with an appealing, intelligent heroine, a surprise murderer, and humor throughout - this is the book for you. (