A Most Contagious Game
Registered by dancing-dog of Cordova, Tennessee USA on 6/20/2009
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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from reviewingtheevidence.com:
Written in 1967, the novel hasn't noticeably aged. It is a gentle traditional British mystery set in the village of Easterbook near the fictional town of Calleford where 52-year-old invalid businessman Thomas Harding has retired with his wife Dora following a heart attack. Thomas has always dreamed of living in an old country house, but this manor house, chosen by Dora while he was bedridden, doesn't really cut the mustard with him, until he discovers a priest hole with a skeleton inside.
The Calleford police force observe the formalities but are more interested in finding the killer of a local woman than pursuing a potentially centuries-old crime. Thomas therefore has the opportunity to investigate for himself by researching the family history of the Barbarys who occupied the house for centuries, whilst developments in the modern day case play out around him.
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This is a duplicate copy of a book in my TBR pile, so I have not read it yet but Catherine Aird is one of my favorite British mystery authors.
Written in 1967, the novel hasn't noticeably aged. It is a gentle traditional British mystery set in the village of Easterbook near the fictional town of Calleford where 52-year-old invalid businessman Thomas Harding has retired with his wife Dora following a heart attack. Thomas has always dreamed of living in an old country house, but this manor house, chosen by Dora while he was bedridden, doesn't really cut the mustard with him, until he discovers a priest hole with a skeleton inside.
The Calleford police force observe the formalities but are more interested in finding the killer of a local woman than pursuing a potentially centuries-old crime. Thomas therefore has the opportunity to investigate for himself by researching the family history of the Barbarys who occupied the house for centuries, whilst developments in the modern day case play out around him.
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This is a duplicate copy of a book in my TBR pile, so I have not read it yet but Catherine Aird is one of my favorite British mystery authors.
Putting into nuttyreader's British mystery bookbox - enjoy!
Taken from nuttyreader's British mystery bookbox.
If you enjoyed Josephine Tey's _Daughter of Time_, you'll find this a very pleasant cousin: a convalescent finds clues around a centuries-old mystery to help pass the time. This hasn't got all the dynastic implications, but there is also a local murder to solve. I enjoyed it, and hope other readers will too.
A little side note: at one point, the main character struggles to recall the monarch who came before Elizabeth I, which raised my eyebrows. Is it only we Yanks who are so mesmerized by the story of the House of Tudor?
A little side note: at one point, the main character struggles to recall the monarch who came before Elizabeth I, which raised my eyebrows. Is it only we Yanks who are so mesmerized by the story of the House of Tudor?
Journal Entry 5 by JudySlump612 at Precision Grind Coffee House (E. Franklin Ave & 23rd) in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Friday, July 10, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (7/10/2009 UTC) at Precision Grind Coffee House (E. Franklin Ave & 23rd) in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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