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Bezig met laden... Say It with Poison (1991)door Ann Granger
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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. Because of the number of books that Ann Granger has written, I assumed that I would really enjoy her mysteries. I expected to read an enjoyable puzzler, instead I found this book very dated, with poorly written dialogue. It was a struggle to finish it. I'm surprised that her publisher continued with this series. This book is the first of the Mitchell & Markby mystery series, she works for the UK Consulate and he's a police detective. When they meet, they butt heads but he's interested in her and tries to get to know her better, but she's too annoyed and irritated by him to notice, she still hasn't gotten over her first great love who died tragically. Doesn't this sound more like a Harlequin romance than a mystery??!!This scenario annoyingly continues on until the last page of the book when there is a hint that the two will connect again in the next Mitchell & Markby mystery. Very disappointing. Don't waste your time. Having grown up in the UK on a diet of Miss Marple and other whodunnits, I enjoyed this book. It's got everything you need to create a good crime - original characters, gory deaths and plenty of feisty discussions between the protagonist Mitchell and her counterpart Markby. I particularly enjoyed the social context she put village life into. A colourful read. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"When Meredith Mitchell agreed to stay with her actress cousin Eve in the run-up to Eve's daughter's wedding she anticipated a degree of drama. But she hardly expected it to include murder, blackmail and unrequited love. Or to involve a certain Chief Inspector Markby, a middle-aged divorcee with an emotional history as unfortunate as her own. A material witness to the only case of murder the Cotswold village of Westerfield has ever seen, Meredith also finds herself acting as mother-confessor to the bride-to-be, who is clearly not telling the whole truth about her involvement with the dead man. Steering a path between her duty to the police and loyalty to her cousin's family is not easy; even for someone with Meredith's considerable diplomatic skills. And especially as her personal enquiries into events in Westerfield start to disinter past affections Meredith would far rather leave buried - and to provoke new ones she's not at all sure she can cope with ..."--Provided by publisher. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I was pleased that it wasn't particularly blood-thirsty (I picked up a Women's Murder Club book once because that sounded like fun, and in the opening pages he shot a baby, so that was the end of that), so I suppose it's a "cosy" and it never devolves into "twee"--so points for that. (I like books where the vicar comes to tea and discusses the case, but I hate books where the pet cat narrates how the vicar has come to tea to discuss the case).
Basically fine, but nothing special. ( )