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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've never been fond of books about WWII, but this series is definitely changing my mind. I think I was put off by the hours my husband spent watching black and white films of the war on television. Anna Elliott and Charles Veley have changed my outlook with flesh and blood characters experiencing war on the home front. Although they are getting a first-hand look at war as German planes fly over their peaceful village, they manage to have a semblance of normalcy, tending to their shops and enjoying tea at the Cozy Cup.
Dorothy Baker plays a prominent role in THE SPECTRE OF HAWTHORNE MANOR. She receives a dreaded telegram that her husband Tom has been seriously wounded and is now in a London hospital. She rushes to London only to find Tom deathly ill with a high fever and in a comatose state. During her vigil, she meets the enigmatic Viola, a victim of the Blitz who has totally lost her memory. She doesn't even know her true name. The friendship that grows between Dorothy and Viola leads me to believe that Viola will become a permanent character in the series.
Meanwhile, back in Crofter's Corners, the other sleuths are dealing with a potentially supernatural death at the local manor house. Lord Hawthorne is found dead at the bottom of a staircase, and Lady Gwendolyn is hearing ghostly noises in the night. Family scandals are revealed as the relatives gather for the reading of Lord Hawthorne's will.
In THE SPECTRE OF HAWTHORNE MANOR, we become privy to more personal details about some of the sleuths, along with the seemingly vacuous Diana Lovecraft, whose Pomeranian, Bonzo, does more than just bark.
The Homefront Sleuths Cozy Mystery Series is as cozy as a cup of tea on a stormy day, and it's a series I will look forward to reading for the foreseeable future.
mysterious
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
1941. Several ghostly figures are seen in the village of Crofter's Green, one by Lord Hawthorne. Evie Harris is asked to investigate but then a death occurs. But can the secrets of the past remain hidden. What will Evie and her friends expose.
A well-written and entertaining historical mystery with its cast of likeable and interesting characters. A good second book to this series.
A well-written and entertaining historical mystery with its cast of likeable and interesting characters. A good second book to this series.