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bookwoman1967's review against another edition
3.0
I love Ellis Peters, and still enjoyed this book, but it has not aged well. I would have to say it seems the least "Peters" book of all of hers, reading more like a Mary Stewart 1970s romantic (gothic?) mystery.
tamara_joy's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship
raehink's review
3.0
Charlotte Rossignol runs into murder while searching for her great-uncle, a reknowned archaeologist. Romance enters when Gus Hambro interferes with Charlotte's searching. This is a very gentle mystery.
singinglight's review
4.0
An Inspector Felse mystery. This time, a young woman’s great-uncle, a noted historian and archaeologist, has disappeared. Without intending to, she stumbles into the heart of the mystery of his disappearance when she visits the last place he wrote about. With typical Peters prose and a great cast of characters, this was a treat. [May 2010]
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I re-read this book because I was in the mood for a Felse mystery and I remembered liking this one. I do like it–the Shropshire setting is my favorite, and the descriptions of Aurae Phiala are vivid and haunting. But the sadness of it struck me more this time than before. [Oct. 2011]
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I re-read this book because I was in the mood for a Felse mystery and I remembered liking this one. I do like it–the Shropshire setting is my favorite, and the descriptions of Aurae Phiala are vivid and haunting. But the sadness of it struck me more this time than before. [Oct. 2011]
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