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Lädt ... Murder at the White Palace: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery: 6von Allison Montclair
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"In post-WWII London, the matchmakers of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are involved in yet another murder. In the immediate post-war days of London, two unlikely partners have undertaken an even more unlikely, if necessary, business venture-The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. The two partners are Miss Iris Sparks, a woman with a dangerous-and never discussed-past in British intelligence and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, a genteel war widow with a young son entangled in a complicated aristocratic family. Lookingto throw a New Year's Eve soiree for their clients, Sparks and Bainbridge scout an empty building-only to find a body contained in the walls. What they initially assume is a victim of the recent Blitz is uncovered instead to be a murder victim-stabbed several times. To make matters worse, the owner of the building is Sparks' beau, Archie Spelling, who has ties to a variety of enterprises on the right and wrong sides of the law, and the main investigator for the police is her ex-fiancaee. Gwen, too, is dealing with her own complicated love life, as she tentatively steps back into the dating pool for the first time since her husband's death. Murder is not something they want to add to their plates, but the murderer may be closer to home than is comfortable, and they must do all they can to protect their clients, their business and themselves"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I have only read a couple of the previous novels in this series and I felt at a disadvantage at times - there were constant references to things that had happened in the past, and characters appeared without much backstory as if the reader was supposed to know who they were already. I am glad that poor Gwen is no longer technically a Lunatic. Here she seems to be something of a superwoman - able to tell when people are lying to her, a whizz at snooker (of which there was far too much - it's not that exciting to watch, let alone read about, ball by ball).
Gwen and Iris spent most of the book contemplating their own romantic lives and didn't make a single match, so I hope their business survives. The mystery surrounding the body found in Iris' gangster-boyfriend's club was a historic one and didn't grip me hugely. If I were Iris, I would be contemplating the fact that my boyfriend had flat-out lied to me about things that were very important to him.
Still, the tone was light and humorous in the right places and there was a strong sense of the period in which it was set. Recommended, but perhaps read them in order to get the most out of the series. ( )