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Grim Pickings (Verity Birdwood Mystery #1)
The old crowd had gathered at Aunt Alice's once again - to pick apples against a chilly orchard setting. Beneath the surface were the usual boiling jealousies, frustrations and uneasy gaps between the generations and in-laws. Or was there something different about this year?
Very much like a modern Agatha Christie novel; a "locked room" murder case where the only people who...more
Very much like a modern Agatha Christie novel; a "locked room" murder case where the only people who...more
Paperback, 412 pages
Published
August 1st 1991
by Crimeline
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Very much like a modern Agatha Christie novel; a "locked room" murder case where the only people who could have done it is a member of the family. Every member has something to hide, someone they're really not getting along with, and the height of tension that Rowe manages to convey is astounding. The characters are literally seething after their exchanges, and as a reader, you're unconsciously pulled along into hating Betsy with her controlling and conniving ways, Anna's arrogance and rudeness,...more
Quick, name an Australian mystery. OK, maybe you could name one or two, but I bet you wouldn't name this one.
Aunt Alice's annual apple harvest (did you know they grew apples in Australia? I didn't) is not the usual fun and games. In fact, the atmosphere is fairly poisonous. But not as poisonous as the apples that apparently killed Damien, estranged husband of Alice's great-niece Anna. Everyone who helps at harvest time is supposed to be one big happy family. So why do they all seem to hate each...more
Aunt Alice's annual apple harvest (did you know they grew apples in Australia? I didn't) is not the usual fun and games. In fact, the atmosphere is fairly poisonous. But not as poisonous as the apples that apparently killed Damien, estranged husband of Alice's great-niece Anna. Everyone who helps at harvest time is supposed to be one big happy family. So why do they all seem to hate each...more
I don't really read too many whodunits, especially not ones that took place in Australia. I found this to be a quick read, interesting, and full of many twists and turns. And no, I didn't figure out who the killer was, even though I thought I had it nailed several times.
I read this book ages ago, I bought it whilst in Sydney when I'd run out of reading matter. I wasn't disappointed.
I really enjoyed the caustic detective and the setting of this book.
This is another good story I've read. Set in an Australian apple orchard, it has the essence of a classic Agatha Christie mystery. It has a bit of a slow start but had you guessing whodunit and why.
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Also known as: Mary-Anne Dickinson, Mary Anne Dickinson, Emily Rodda
Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1995).
Jennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson. She is well known for the children's fantasy series Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Fairy Rea...more
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Winner of the Dromkeen Medal (1995).
Jennifer June Rowe is an Australian author. Her crime fiction for adults is published under her own name, while her children's fiction is published under the pseudonyms Emily Rodda and Mary-Anne Dickinson. She is well known for the children's fantasy series Deltora Quest, Rowan of Rin, Fairy Rea...more
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