Reviews

Dead in the Morning by Margaret Yorke

ashleylm's review against another edition

4.0

I'm always trying to find the perfect mystery series. On one hand we have books where the cover is pink with bits of blue and yellow, there are tea and snacks prominently displayed, a pet (or two), and a punning title like "Hello Murder, Hello Father," while on the other hand we have large sans-serif titles of two words or less called "COLD DEATH" where they shoot a baby in Chapter One, and I would really like something in the middle.

So this first Patrick Grant novel was very welcome, striking the perfect balance between too twee and too dreadful.

Will eagerly pursue Book 2!

(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).

cmbohn's review

3.0

Listened to this one as an audiobook and I really enjoyed it. About a grumpy old lady found dead one morning in her bed by her housekeeper. Her family are all suspects.

bibliotechied's review

2.0

#2 a book I bought on holiday

A fairly ordinary Christiesque crime novel.

smvt's review

4.0

Dates wrong. A reread.

Enjoyed this more than the other Patrick grant book as it made more sense. There were still some random irrelevant characters but on the whole no random irrelevant plotlines as there were too many, I felt, in grave matters.

aleena123's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0