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Ashley Weaver

Autore di Murder at the Brightwell

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Found this incredibly boring with my only hope of it getting better being a possible twist with the husband. When that didn’t happen I just didn’t care.
 
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Fortunesdearest | 37 altre recensioni | Feb 1, 2024 |
The problem with being someone like me--who falls in and out of genres as often as I blink--is that when I fall into a genre I immerse myself so far into it that I have trouble coming up from it. My old standbys--historical romance, fantasy and paranormal--I can find my way out of easily enough, but sporadic genres like this one, a historical "cozy" mystery, makes it much tougher.

I wanted to read about the 1920's/1930's, something that I usually appease by just re-reading Poirot unto death, but I wanted something different. This came along at BEA this year and I thought 'yes, that sounds delightful'. And it is, mostly. I read it while on the plane to Texas, but it didn't leave me with much impression beyond the fluff it provided.

Part of it was that it always felt...off to have the main character, Amory, alternately plotting whether she should leave her husband for her ex-fiancee or if she should trust that her husband is being serious when he says he wants to make another go of it. I don't go in for romances that feature cheating/adultry as the basis for the leads getting together and while nothing is as easy at it seems by the end, I still felt a bit meh.

The murder itself is fairly easy to unravel, though the motivations are murkier and get tangled even more since there's about 200 different subplots running around that could have easily turned to murder. For those who are going in for the "flavor" of the 1930's this does a good job of creating that atmosphere. You only really see this small selection of folk, most of whom have lived similar enough lives that they don't bring anything new to their gathering.

Overall this is a fluffy read for the beach or pool side. It won't shock or surprise anyone, but it will help to divert the mind from the duller pursuits of real life.
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lexilewords | 37 altre recensioni | Dec 28, 2023 |
WW2, historical-novel, historical-places-events, historical-research, suspense, safecrackers, mystery, espionage, lies, secrets, spies, women-sleuths, relationships, relationship-issues, relatives, picklock, witty, 1940, London, family-business, family-dynamics, family-history, theft, riveting, unputdownable, cryptography, burglary, romantic, urgent*****

The stiff toff is a gentleman, a major, and a spymaster. The lady has dodgy family connections and is a safecracker, among other things, and has worked with him in the past.
Ellie starts the adventure off when she finds an article in the newspaper and goes to the Major about it. That starts a deep investigation into spies local and on the continent with plenty of danger and suspense. Her other quest is to find out more about her parents and that, too, becomes a real mess.
I really don't want to say any more, so I don't get into spoiler territory. I loved the others on the series, too, and this one has even more diabolical twists.
I requested and received an EARC from St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
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jetangen4571 | Dec 10, 2023 |
This is a fun, light mystery series. This one seemed a tad long but still enjoyable.
 
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mmcrawford | 5 altre recensioni | Dec 5, 2023 |

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