emilybordelovewrites's review
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
audeira's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
slc333's review against another edition
3.0
Light, fun cosy crime with Lady Adelaide caught up in yet another murder. The individual crime to be solved was fine, I love the setting and the characters are likeable enough but it really needs to move things along with the character development and Dev & Addie's relationship to keep things interesting.
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
Addie is at a house party when her somewhat-less-gone-than-he-should-be husband, Rupert, appears. Luckily it is just as she's being thrown by a horse. Unluckily, it's because there is trouble heading her way.
The host and hostess, Hugh and Pamela, have a decent marriage, but his lungs were damaged in the war and he has a bullet lodged in his spine. Small wonder, then, that there are rumors flying about his wife having an affair with a much older man, a landscape designer, Simon Davies. Also present are three of Hugh's friends from the war and some young ladies.
Rupert's prediction comes true and there is a death, the lady of the house, Pamela. But then another body, that of a young soldier turns up in the garden.
The whole thing ends up being very convoluted but still a good story.
The host and hostess, Hugh and Pamela, have a decent marriage, but his lungs were damaged in the war and he has a bullet lodged in his spine. Small wonder, then, that there are rumors flying about his wife having an affair with a much older man, a landscape designer, Simon Davies. Also present are three of Hugh's friends from the war and some young ladies.
Rupert's prediction comes true and there is a death, the lady of the house, Pamela. But then another body, that of a young soldier turns up in the garden.
The whole thing ends up being very convoluted but still a good story.
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