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Lädt ... Ten Lords A-Leapingvon C. C. Benison
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  ReadMeAnother | Dec 9, 2020 |   To be fair, once Jane became involved in the investigation, she was a bit more like her old self, but it wasn't enough. What I really need is a series about her occasional discreet enquiries run out of a small agency on Kingly Street, which she tells Tom that she maintains in between running her children to their various extracurricular activities. It might tread the same sort of ground as Rhys Bowen, but if it's Jane Bee I would be all over it. It would have to be first person though and feature cameos by Andrew Macgreevy, as this book also did (and which nearly made me giggle out loud on the bus). As for the non-Bee-related aspects of the story, I found the tangle of lords and ladies confusing and everyone sounded the same. Twice I nearly abandoned the book unfinished, but I persevered because I did not want to let Jane down. And I didn't, but I would love to see more of her on her own solving mysteries. (  ) rabbitprincess | Dec 23, 2015 |  Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben. ) Quiltingdragon | Oct 19, 2015 | Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.Tom Christmas, vicar of Thornfield Regis, widower, and father of ten-year-old Miranda has a decided tendency to be nearby when murder is committed. (Otherwise there would be no series, would there?) In this book, he sprains his ankle during a daring church fundraiser, which necessitates his spending the night as a house guest at Eggescombe Manor - along with a hodge-podge of invited and uninvited family members. When one of the most dislikable members of the family is murdered, Tom's stay is extended until the murder is solved. There were some aspects of the story I found trying. The family relationships were convoluted. This was obviously by design but it did require a lot flipping back to the front of the book, trying to figure out the family tree included there. Knowledge of the iniquities of the murderee piled up so much after he was dead that it was quite amazing that he wasn't in jail for something already. And with Tom Christmas being a vicar, a certain amount of sermonizing crept in, sometimes rather awkwardly. Although there were several times I was brought out of the story thinking "really?", they weren't enough to make put the book down. I've read an earlier book in the series and I believe this series has promise. I'll be checking out another one. (  ) margitc | Jan 10, 2015 |  ) tututhefirst | Jan 7, 2015 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gehört zur ReiheTom Christmas (3) Auszeichnungen
Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:The delightful Father Tom Christmas returns, and the cozy hamlet of Thornford Regis comes to life, in C. C. Benison??s witty, beautifully written series that is ??a must-read for lovers of classic English mysteries? (Kirkus Reviews). Although Father Tom Christmas serves his little church in enchanting Thornford Regis with a glad and faithful heart, he never expects to find himself skydiving to raise money for it. Nor, safely back on the ground, to see two of the other divers leap from the plane, then tangle in a midair punch-up and begin falling to the earth. To say that there is tension between the men in question??Oliver, the 7th Marquess of Morborne, and his brother-in-law Hector, the 10th Earl of Fairhaven??would be an understatement. But the trouble among this ancient landed family really began a generation ago, when a marquess divorced his first spouse to marry his brother??s wife, fathering in his two marriages a viper??s nest of arrogant young aristocrats. Now they have all turned up for the show to witness this shocking event in the sky. Thankfully the men land safely, but death will not be slighted. Much to Father Tom??s dismay, he later discovers Lord Morborne lying deceased on castle grounds. Rumors of bigamy, art forgeries, and upstairs/downstairs intrigue fly. So do whispers of unvicarly behavior between Tom and Oliver??s beautiful half-sister, Lady Lucinda. In fact, the vicar may be headed for a very hard landing of his own. C. C. Benison gives a virtuoso performance in this gripping new puzzle, a compelling and wise holiday mystery with the irresistible allure of hot tea and warm scones on a cold winter??s day. Praise for C. C. Benison??s Father Christmas mysteries Ten Lords A-Leaping ??A strong mystery reminiscent of P. D. James, with many well-developed characters, local color and a sensitive, intelligent investigator.???Kirkus Reviews ??An affable lead with a sympathetic backstory anchors Benison??s carefully crafted third Father Christmas mystery. . . . Readers will hope that Christmas will keeping detecting past the partridge-in-a-pear-tree volume.???Publishers Weekly ??This leisurely paced, English-country-house mystery has multiple plotlines and plot twists as Tom finds a long-lost relative of a friend and solves several mysteries.???Booklist Eleven Pipers Piping ??Benison uses the claustrophobia of village life to great effect, making the series a psychologically astute pleasure for fans of traditional cozies.???The Washington Post ??Smashingly clever . . . Readers will be crazy about this vicar.???Library Journal ??A great whodunit in the best British tradition.???The Globe and Mail Twelve Drummers Drumming ??A crime novel that Agatha Christie might have been justly proud to claim as her own.???Margaret Maron ??Benison does an admirable job balancing humor with suspense. . . . Father Christmas??s first case leaves you eager for his next.???The Wall Street Journal ??Splendid . . . an intelligent and Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
LibraryThing Early Reviewers-AutorC. C. Benisons Buch Ten Lords A-Leaping wurde im Frührezensenten-Programm LibraryThing Early Reviewers angeboten.  
LibraryThing-AutorC. C. Benison ist ein LibraryThing-Autor, ein Autor, der seine persönliche Bibliothek in LibraryThing auflistet. Aktuelle DiskussionenKeineBeliebte Umschlagbilder
 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt: (3.13)
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This book could have been half as long as it is.
By the halfway point, I was more than ready for the "let me tell you why I asked you all here" scene. (