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ewil6681's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
gwenm's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
jmj697mn's review
5.0
Another great cozy from Sheila Connolly. Can't wait for the next one in the series.
marlynb's review
3.0
t's Meg's first harvest in the apple orchard. Having decided she's going to learn about the business from the bottom up, she's working as a picker. And because she's understaffed, she's working hard.
When her mother appears, unannounced, on her doorstep, Meg isn't terribly pleased, but decides to try to make the best of it. Then, they find out that the old friend Elizabeth Corey has been visiting was found dead on the floor of a cider house. When Meg tries to find out why she was visiting this man, and why her mother didn't notify her of her visit, Elizabeth clams up. Meg is worried that her mother might have been having an affair, and becomes even more worried when Elizabeth is interrogated by the police.
Meg is determined to find out what happened and prove her mother's innocence, even if Elizabeth won't cooperate.
This series is very different from Connolly's Museum Mystery series, but the author's love of history us evident in both. The joy of learning the history of a place and a family is conveyed skilfully.
An engaging and engrossing mystery, even if you haven't read the previous books in the series.
*FTC Full disclosure - Many thanks to the publisher, who sent me a copy of the book for review purposes.
When her mother appears, unannounced, on her doorstep, Meg isn't terribly pleased, but decides to try to make the best of it. Then, they find out that the old friend Elizabeth Corey has been visiting was found dead on the floor of a cider house. When Meg tries to find out why she was visiting this man, and why her mother didn't notify her of her visit, Elizabeth clams up. Meg is worried that her mother might have been having an affair, and becomes even more worried when Elizabeth is interrogated by the police.
Meg is determined to find out what happened and prove her mother's innocence, even if Elizabeth won't cooperate.
This series is very different from Connolly's Museum Mystery series, but the author's love of history us evident in both. The joy of learning the history of a place and a family is conveyed skilfully.
An engaging and engrossing mystery, even if you haven't read the previous books in the series.
*FTC Full disclosure - Many thanks to the publisher, who sent me a copy of the book for review purposes.
lakecake's review
3.0
Meg is great, the town is cool, but there was a little too much "orchard" and not enough "mystery" in this one for me.
nursenell's review
5.0
This is the 4th in Sheila Connolly's Orchard Mystery series. It's my favorite so far. Meg's mother Elizabeth comes to visit an old friend, a college professor whose specialty is the poetry of Emily Dickinson. When the professor turns up dead in a nearby cider mill Elizabeth is suspected of killing him. The solution to finding his murderer lies in looking at Emily Dickinson's life and an exchange of letters she had with an unknown farm girl.
asanford's review against another edition
3.0
Another enjoyable read by Sheila Connolly
I love that this book built upon the history of the town and brought Meg's family into play. It's a very fun and lighthearted series
I love that this book built upon the history of the town and brought Meg's family into play. It's a very fun and lighthearted series
setaian's review
3.0
These books are fun but don't really require much of a commitment. This is book 4 in the series and it just does enough to make me want to read book 5, but honestly I've pretty much forgotten the first three books.
Sheila Connolly doesn't do anything new but she doesn't do anything bad either. If you want to kill some time with a cosy mystery, these are pretty good.
Sheila Connolly doesn't do anything new but she doesn't do anything bad either. If you want to kill some time with a cosy mystery, these are pretty good.
lafontain's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25