Margaret Mayhew
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- Gangbare naam
- Mayhew, Margaret
- Geboortedatum
- 1936-05-08
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- London, England, UK
- Korte biografie
- Margaret Mayhew was born in London and her earliest childhood memories were of the London Blitz. She began writing in her mid-thirties and had her first novel published in 1976. She is married to American aviation author, Philip Kaplan, and lives in Gloucestershire.
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I have inadvertently read #6 in this series instead of #5 which I will get to later.
The main characters of the series have been well established in earlier books, but, unfortunately, instead of assuming we've all read the earlier titles, the author has resorted to the "potted plots" technique and given readers a short summary of what has gone before. The result is, to be quite honest, a bit tedious. I estimate that as much as 40% of this book is taken up with re-telling what we already knew. Disappointing, although there are a couple of issues for discussion that come out of the main plot.
This is the last book in the series, in fact, the last book the author has written, and I have enjoyed the series. The Colonel (we never do find out his surname, do we?) is a well drawn character, who inadvertently becomes involved in the solving of local murders. His relationships with other members of the village of Frog End provide interest and depth to the book without becoming too personal.
In the main the books are each a quick and satisfying read.… (meer)
The main characters of the series have been well established in earlier books, but, unfortunately, instead of assuming we've all read the earlier titles, the author has resorted to the "potted plots" technique and given readers a short summary of what has gone before. The result is, to be quite honest, a bit tedious. I estimate that as much as 40% of this book is taken up with re-telling what we already knew. Disappointing, although there are a couple of issues for discussion that come out of the main plot.
This is the last book in the series, in fact, the last book the author has written, and I have enjoyed the series. The Colonel (we never do find out his surname, do we?) is a well drawn character, who inadvertently becomes involved in the solving of local murders. His relationships with other members of the village of Frog End provide interest and depth to the book without becoming too personal.
In the main the books are each a quick and satisfying read.… (meer)
The colonel, an old soldier living alone with his cat in a small village, is summoned by his wife's friend who desperately needs help. A corpse has been found buried in the barn she is renovating. She is quite willing to cover it up and leave it but the colonel is more principled and calls the police. There is not much to the story, and little in the way of investigation.
As I said in my previous review, as the reader you begin to wonder where the body is going to come from in this book. Well, I had the body picked out well into the book, but not the method or the motive.
The book is really a novella rather than a full length novel.
One of the themes of this book appears to be how the airmen in Bomber Command were treated by the government after the War, no medals, and not really given credit for saving Britain. The people of the village of Buckby want to remedy that in some way, but at least one of a Lancaster Bomber Crew that survived 30 operations feel that their praise is undeserved.
Again this is a murder mystery where the resolution is unexpected.… (meer)
The book is really a novella rather than a full length novel.
One of the themes of this book appears to be how the airmen in Bomber Command were treated by the government after the War, no medals, and not really given credit for saving Britain. The people of the village of Buckby want to remedy that in some way, but at least one of a Lancaster Bomber Crew that survived 30 operations feel that their praise is undeserved.
Again this is a murder mystery where the resolution is unexpected.… (meer)
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- 33
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- 403
- Populariteit
- #60,270
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 23
- ISBNs
- 132
- Talen
- 1
If you take them on, do read them in order to get the best out of them. They are quick cozies and seem to capture village life as I imagine it to be.
I have enjoyed meeting the people living in the village of Frog End, and reading through the various scenarios. I did get a little tired of the re-capping of the plots that occurred before books 5 and 6.