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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 stars
A little TOO cosy for my taste, with too many unlikely coincidences.
A little TOO cosy for my taste, with too many unlikely coincidences.
Beryl, a high flying American adventuress and school girl friend Edwina reconnect after Beryl quite literally crashes her car at Edwina's doorstep. Edwina just happens to be looking for a roommate and Beryl wants a little break from the tabloids, not to mention Prohibition is still happening in America so she has no plans to go back for now.
After Beryl makes some impressions on the local village folks, two mysteries unfold and the childhood friends have to put their heads together to solve them!
I loved the relationship between the main characters and the story flowed well. I would definitely recommend this to any cozy mystery lovers.
After Beryl makes some impressions on the local village folks, two mysteries unfold and the childhood friends have to put their heads together to solve them!
I loved the relationship between the main characters and the story flowed well. I would definitely recommend this to any cozy mystery lovers.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don't feel like I ask much of cozy mysteries, just to be well, cozy, and not so obvious I figure out the killer immediately. I definitely figured this one out before the big reveal, but that isn't what actually bothered me about it. It was missing some vital spark. I didn't care enough about the characters to want to return for another round, which makes this a solid disappointment.
Beryl Helliwell is surprised to recognize a name in the rooms for rent section of the newspaper; it is her friend from finishing school, Edwina Davenport. Presenting herself as a prospective lodger, Beryl finds out that her friend is close to financial ruin and offers to stay and help out. She also starts a rumor in the village that Edwina was just pretending to be poor and that they are both actually secret agents in town to unbury the secrets of the past, just a harmless rumor, right? Except then Edwina is attacked and nearly strangled to death in her own garden. And rumors about a Land Girl who disappeared in the war start swirling. Finally, one of the women who worked with the missing girl is murdered.
With a policewoman who doesn't think much of loose women (who are out after dark and/or go to movie theaters) and a doctor who thinks that Edwina is making things up because she never married, this book certainly includes attitudes of the time. The mystery is a little overly littered with red herrings but Barbara Rosenblat makes this book worth a listen.
With a policewoman who doesn't think much of loose women (who are out after dark and/or go to movie theaters) and a doctor who thinks that Edwina is making things up because she never married, this book certainly includes attitudes of the time. The mystery is a little overly littered with red herrings but Barbara Rosenblat makes this book worth a listen.
This cozy mystery in a 1920s town is a caricature of a classic English. Terribly overwritten and trite—a stereotype of English writing.
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy yet sophisticated who dunnit. The characters were sufficiently drawn to connect with them and their friendship. I really enjoyed their banter and it made me chuckle sometimes.