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Bezig met laden... Murder in Manhattandoor 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.  Kimberly103164 | Jan 14, 2024 |   This delightful and easy to read series continues with installment #14 as Lady Eleanor Swift and her entourage arrive in New York after a harrowing transatlantic crossing. At first, Eleanor and Clifford are deluged with invitations to many lavish parties but all that changes when the doorman of her apartment building is killed in a hit-and-run. Eleanor knows this was no accident, but no one seems to care about justice. Then a wealthy businessman with a reputation for adultery is found dead in the street in a bad part of town. Eleanor knows these two deaths are connected but no idea who might be responsible. The action follows at a fast pace with the story a little darker than usual as corruption, vice, and greed expose the very seedy side of Manhattan. The interaction between the characters is fun and clever and the story has enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. This is one of the few series that I still try to keep up with as I enjoy the characters, the time period, and the historical details. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend. I do suggest that any prospective reader start at the beginning of the series and read the books in order. (  ) CelticLibrarian | Jun 30, 2023 | This can't be an unbiased review because I love this series! It works as a stand alone, though. This series has the very best and interesting characters (good, bad, and absolutely silly). The series began as a farce: Eleanor is widowed and is a presumed orphan and world traveler on the cheap who comes to rural England and finds that she has inherited the title and all that from uncle who is recently deceased. The best part of it all is The Butler Who Knows Everything who helps her with anything, and never treats her like a ninny. This time she is in NYC along with her Butler, trusty staff, and her tiny French bulldog instead of her home in England. She gets stuck doing the pretty with the local snobs whether she wants to or not, but on getting home one night she witnesses the hit and run death of her own doorman. From then on it's a hard sleuth through some interesting parts of the city and trying to understand the argot of the town used by a local beat cop. Then a rich man with ties to the doorman has the same fate. Lots of sleuthing, plot twists, red herrings and more. I really enjoy all the ongoing (as well as new) characters, and the mysteries are so well done! I requested and received a digital ARC of this book from Bookouture via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! (  ) jetangen4571 | Jun 19, 2023 | All is not in shambles and disarray as many of the favorite characters had leading parts in solving the murder mystery, because there is always at least one murder in any Lady Eleanor Swift installment. This plot, as all of the others, was well thought out and tricky. Having visited and conquered Manhattan, it is my fervent hope that Lady Eleanor and her entourage return to England and tackle the crime wave that is sure to be just on the horizon. Many thanks to Bookoutre and NetGalley for a copy of # 14. ( ) kimkimkim | Jun 18, 2023 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Glitzy parties, sightseeing at the Statue of Liberty and strolls through Central Park with Gladstone the bulldog... Lady Eleanor Swift is loving her first trip to the city that never sleeps, until she witnesses a murder! After crossing from England on the SS Celestiana, Lady Eleanor Swift sets up her home-away-from-home in a lavish apartment in New York City. She is soon the toast of the town, with no high-class soiree complete without her presence. Of course, she drags her butler Clifford and Gladstone the bulldog along to every party too. But when she witnesses the charming doorman of her building, Marty, knocked down and killed in a hit-and-run, she finds fashionable society suddenly closes rank. The only local detective interested in helping her find the culprit is street-smart beat cop, Officer Balowski. Resolved to get justice for Marty and his family, Eleanor searches Marty's tiny apartment: and is shocked to find five rolls of banknotes tucked under the floorboards. Money talks, but Marty was struggling to make ends meet, so where did the cash come from? The next day wealthy entrepreneur and flashy philanderer Ogden P. Dellaney - a man Marty used to work for - is found dead downtown, miles away from his swanky Upper East Side mansion. Eleanor and Balowski are sure the deaths are connected, but not even Dellaney's wife is willing to answer their questions. Then Eleanor is served with an eviction notice and Balowski is fired from the NYPD. It becomes clear that something is rotten in the Big Apple and Eleanor is determined to get to the core of the mystery before the murderer strikes again... Murder in Manhattan is a fun, fast-paced and twisty Golden Age cozy mystery set in New York. Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss will be glued to the pages. Readers cannot get enough of Verity Bright! 'Unputdownable... Had me hooked immediately... Filled with suspense... Will have you laughing until you're crying... A page-turning and unputdownable success!' Bookworm 86 ?????????? 'Absolutely loved this!... I read the book in a day, I couldn't put it down!' NetGalley reviewer ?????????? 'I am hooked! The best book, bar none, that I have read this year... An extremely witty, fast-paced mystery... I love the heroine, intrepid adventuress... A most enjoyable read!' Reviews by Carol in Tallahassee ?????????? 'Can I give it six stars please?... Pretty much perfect... Bright has the amazing gift of bringing the reader into that world where the characters are alive.' Goodreads reviewer ?????????? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Stars: 3 x 5
Author: Verity Bright
Publisher: @bookouture
Thank you @netgalley for the ARC.
Lady Eleanor has arrived in New York City for vacation and while there Hugh proposes. After Hugh’s proposal he returns to England. Eleanor, Clifford and Gladstone somehow end up trying to solve a very tricky murder. Boy what an interesting vacation there are going to have.
Lady Swift is the talk of the town in New York Society. She is getting invites to all kinds of fancy parties. It seems that everyone wants to be this Lady Swift, the lady whose exploits have made her famous. When Marty, the doorman at her hotel is killed by a hit and run driver, Lady Swift believes it was murder but the police do not.
Lady Swift is out of her elements in New York but when a second murder happens things get a bit more chaotic. Lady Swift eventually ends up ”partnering” with officer Balowski who also believes these were murders.
Will Lady Swift and her gang be able to figure out who the killer is before they are deported and officer Balowski is fired?
This story is well written and there were enough clues to keep the reader interested.
The story takes place in the 1920‘s and I must admit it took me a while to get into it.
It may because I don’t generally read historical fiction or it may be that this was the 14th book in the series and the first one I have read. I did enjoy this cozy little mystery.
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