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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Murders of Richard III (1986)di Elizabeth Peters
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. This was an enjoyable story to listen to. It is Jacqueline Kirby's second adventure. She's a librarian and amateur sleuth. This time she's in England meeting with her old friend Thomas. He invites her to a house party who attendees are all devoted to proving the innocence of King Richard III. The house party is filled with a variety of interesting characters - the rich eccentric host, the army man, the vicar, the alcoholic author with designs on the host, the poor relation and her two children - one a precocious and distasteful son and the other her attractive daughter, and the daughter's lawyer suitor. Each guest has adopted the role of one of the principals of Richard's cronies. When a series of "accidents" begin to happen that mimic the fates of those cronies, Jacqueline in on hand to determine who the perpetrator is and what his goal is. Grace Conlin did a fine job with all the voices. I really like her interpretation of Jacqueline. Jacqueline Kirby moves closer to the center stage in this book. I like that I was brought up to speed about Richard III and the alternative opinions about what his actions must have been. Perhaps he wasn't the scoundrel that the Tudors (and therefore Shakespeare) made him to be. There's a nice mystery within the story, beyond the mystery of who killed the young princes. There were paths I was led down, but the author played fair. All the information to solve the mystery was there. And I loved the oh-so-typical English house party location. While it is nice to read the series in order, this book stands alone should people want to start here. If you like cozy mysteries or are interested in English history, I think you'd like this book. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML: In a remote English manor house, modern admirers of the much-maligned King Richard III -- one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains -- are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the masquerade turns more sinister ... and deadly. Jacqueline Kirby, an American librarian on hand for the festivities, suddenly finds herself in the center of strange, dark doings .. and racing to untangle a murderous puzzle before history repeats itself in exceptionally macabre ways. .Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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I do enjoy books that turn me into an armchair historian. I now know significantly more about Richard III and his family, and I can understand why people get interested. ( )