Two apparently accidental deaths at the Marconi telegraph station. The drowning of a local girl. Two cases that involve Charles, Lord Sheridan, and...
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Jul 26, 2011
I do still enjoy this series, but I am finding inconsistencies between the early works and these later ones to be distracting. For example, a secondary character here was first introduced in "Death at Daisy's Folly" and had what seemed to be a strong love interest in that book; here (in his, I believe, third appearance in the series) he's interested in someone else, with no word on his first love! Also, Kate introduces herself twice as "Lady Sheridan Sheridan," which she ne
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Jul 05, 2009
Hannah
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I reached about halfway with this book before I simply lost interest and could not find the motivation to pick it up again and finish it, even though I had it sitting on my bedside table. It wasn't bad, but it certainly failed to draw me in. Perhaps my mistake was picking up the 12th book of the series; there was little introduction to the characters of Charles and Kate, except hints of what they had done in previous books. I simply didn't feel any connection with the two protagonists (who didn'
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Oct 02, 2011
Deirdre
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Another rollicking ride through history and murder with my favorite sleuths Lady Kathryn and Sir Charles. Don't be put off by their titles. And if you don't know them, don't start here. (Oh, my, too many negatives for such a fabulous book.) You will want to get to know the main characters Kate and Charles in "Death at Bishop's Keep" by Robin Paige (pseudonym for wife and husband writing team Susan Wittig Alert and Bill Albert.) This is book number 12. I do wish they'd publish the
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Sep 23, 2011
Michelle
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This is the 12th and last in the Victorian/Edwardian mystery series. The primary historical figure is Marconi and focuses on his wireless (transmission of Morse code) technology. Charles and Kate work to solve several mysterious deaths, some related to wireless, and the drowning death of a young girl whose mother's estate they are visiting. There are some supernatural elements including a seance with ghostwriting that provides some historical atmosphere. While I found the historical information
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Jan 09, 2012
Aileen
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A disappointing end to an enjoyable series. There was no real feeling of mystery and I'm not sure that the clues were there to solve the mystery mystery. Even worse, Kate was practically non-existent and there was no time showing Kate and Charles relationship. These two characters and their relationship was what drew me to the series in the first place. Instead there was too much focus on secondary characters. You can see that the author's interest in the series has waned and I think it is go
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Mar 01, 2009
Deb
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An interesting novel, but not nearly as engaging at the China Bayles' books. I learned a lot about Marconi and some of the problems with early wireless communication. I was also especially interested in the Cornwall landscape as I had the great good fortune to spend a week there last spring.
Apr 11, 2011
Donna
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I love the historical aspect of this series. We learn about the cutthroat beginnings of the wireless (i.e., radio waves) communication industry and Marconi is a main character in the book. The book lost it just a little towards the end with some unnecessary psychic mumbo jumbo.
Apr 26, 2011
Janet
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It’s always sad when one comes to the end of a beloved series. It’s somewhat less sad when said series has started to become less beloved and more ho-hum. I think Paige was right to end it when she did. Ever since she made the decision to give Beryl a voice, I’ve been less than thrilled with the books
Apr 02, 2011
It just didn't capture my interest. I got about a hundred pages in and remained bored. I have too many books to read (including two more library books) to read to waste my time on something that I am not enjoying or getting anything out of at all.
Jul 30, 2011
Karen
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This was very didactic to the point I was skipping quite a few pages in order to find the plot line again.
Jan 07, 2011
Kaye
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Pen name for Susan Wittig Albert and her husband. Victorian mystery set in Cornwall involving Marconi and his wireless communication system. Interesting plot - well set up mystery. Good sense of place, character development and time frame. Enjoyed it more than I thought I would but I do like the China Bayles series set in present day a lot more.
Aug 15, 2008
Susan
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Fall and early winter are great times for dense, escapist mysteries.
This series by Robin Paige are "historical mysteries"- fiction based on actual historial events. This one deals with Marconi and the invention of the wireless ( no, not cell phones).
This series by Robin Paige are "historical mysteries"- fiction based on actual historial events. This one deals with Marconi and the invention of the wireless ( no, not cell phones).
Nov 07, 2008
Kathy
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This series is good. I really like the characters and setting, but sometimes the mysteries are rather basic and obvious.
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