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paulichi's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Thought I had it all figured out and then there was a twist at the end!
bookstuff's review against another edition
3.0
Torn between 3 & 4 stars. Classic cozy of murder during a house party at a country estate.
Gracie gets a lot of time in this one, and meets the antagonistic Tellman.
spoilery stuff ...
Did not like the resolution of the Justine subplot .. is it just me or does it echo the Heavenly Creatures crime justification too much?
The major whodunit is also fuzzy to me. How exactly did th eone guy conspire with the other two guys? I wanted mor edetails.
Gracie gets a lot of time in this one, and meets the antagonistic Tellman.
spoilery stuff ...
Did not like the resolution of the Justine subplot .. is it just me or does it echo the Heavenly Creatures crime justification too much?
The major whodunit is also fuzzy to me. How exactly did th eone guy conspire with the other two guys? I wanted mor edetails.
karynhansen's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
raehink's review against another edition
3.0
The Pitts are at Emily and Jack's country house while a group of Irish and English representatives are working toward peace. But it's hard to compromise when people are being murdered--and it's a good thing Pitt is there to solve the crimes.
Although this is not my favorite Pitt mystery (mostly because of the political atmosphere), I did enjoy it (Perry at her worst is still good) and was able to figure out most of the whodunit well before the end of the book.
It's a sad country, Gracie Phipps, but it's the most beautiful God ever made. There's a wildness to it, a richness of color, a sweetness on the wind you couldn't know unless you'd smelled it. It's a very old land, where once heroes and saints and scholars lived, and now the memory of those days aches in the color of the earth, the standing stones, the trees against the sky, the sound of a storm. But there's no peace in it now. Its children go cold and hungry, and the land belongs to strangers. (37)
Although this is not my favorite Pitt mystery (mostly because of the political atmosphere), I did enjoy it (Perry at her worst is still good) and was able to figure out most of the whodunit well before the end of the book.
It's a sad country, Gracie Phipps, but it's the most beautiful God ever made. There's a wildness to it, a richness of color, a sweetness on the wind you couldn't know unless you'd smelled it. It's a very old land, where once heroes and saints and scholars lived, and now the memory of those days aches in the color of the earth, the standing stones, the trees against the sky, the sound of a storm. But there's no peace in it now. Its children go cold and hungry, and the land belongs to strangers. (37)
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