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(3.84) | 18 | Fiction.
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HTML: Murder mars a wedding in English village, and a squabbling couple must find the killer in this Regency-era mystery by the author of Death Comes to London.
Lucy Harrington has returned to Kurland St. Mary to help with her friend Sophia Giffin's wedding. But her homecoming is made disagreeable by the presence of Major Robert Kurland, whose bungled proposal has ruffled Lucy's composure, and a meddling widow who has designs on her father, the village rector.
Wary of the cloying Mrs. Chingford from the start, Lucy has doubts about the busybody's intentions with her father. But everyone else seems to think they make an ideal matchâ??until the courtship is curtailed when Mrs. Chingford is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. It's clear that it wasn't an accident, and in hopes of finding the culprit, Lucy and Robert call a truce and begin scrutinizing the wedding guests.
But the widow left behind plenty of enemies, and when one of them is the next to turn up dead, Lucy and Robert discover that the truth is far more scandalous than anyone could have imagined...
Praise for Death Comes to Kurland Hall "A saucy tale of love and murder, Regency style."â??Kirkus Reviews… (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. This one is for Sophia Rose Catherine. My favorite and only daughter.  This one is for Sophia Rose Catherine.
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. "Lucy, my dear, you cannot ignore Major Kurland forever." Kurland St. Mary, England
May 1817
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. [Robert and Lucy are discussing her finding a strange man in the first victim's bedroom]
'And I assume you confronted him.' The major sounded far too calm for her liking.
'I didn't really have a choice.'
'Of course you didn't. No sensible woman would decide to run and get help.'
She winced. 'Once he lowered his pistol, I didn't feel as if he would --'
'He had his pistol aimed at you?'
'Only until he realized who I was, and then he was most apologetic and quite charming in his way.'
More silence. This time she risked a glance upward and encountered a furious blue gaze.
'You have no idea how much I yearn to pick you out of that seat, Miss Harrington, and shake you until your teeth rattle.' The major's tone was almost conversational, but not reassuring at all. (chapter 12) | |
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HTML: Murder mars a wedding in English village, and a squabbling couple must find the killer in this Regency-era mystery by the author of Death Comes to London.
Lucy Harrington has returned to Kurland St. Mary to help with her friend Sophia Giffin's wedding. But her homecoming is made disagreeable by the presence of Major Robert Kurland, whose bungled proposal has ruffled Lucy's composure, and a meddling widow who has designs on her father, the village rector.
Wary of the cloying Mrs. Chingford from the start, Lucy has doubts about the busybody's intentions with her father. But everyone else seems to think they make an ideal matchâ??until the courtship is curtailed when Mrs. Chingford is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. It's clear that it wasn't an accident, and in hopes of finding the culprit, Lucy and Robert call a truce and begin scrutinizing the wedding guests.
But the widow left behind plenty of enemies, and when one of them is the next to turn up dead, Lucy and Robert discover that the truth is far more scandalous than anyone could have imagined...
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The plotting of this one was almost superb, but it sort of fell apart in the last third of the book. Or maybe it didn't; perhaps the author intended to lead the reader to the conclusion, but the effect felt a bit convoluted and the twist at the end suffered for it. Still I thoroughly enjoyed it and I hope there are more to come. (