Sheila Malory's old friends Charlie and Jo Hamilton run a popular riding school in the quiet English town of Taviscombe. When Charlie is found dead...
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Feb 15, 2009
Pam
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I am a fan of Mrs. Mallory. Her cozy way of solving mysteries has always been both fun and relaxing. But this latest installment seemed rather weak. That being said, I thought I knew "who dunnit" by page 156, and I was wrong. I was even wrong on my second guess. So I suppose that says something.
Taviscombe is a quiet place most of the time. But the widow, Mrs. Mallory, always seems to wind up in the middle of a muddle in the most Miss Marple-ish way. Hazel Holt never h More...
Taviscombe is a quiet place most of the time. But the widow, Mrs. Mallory, always seems to wind up in the middle of a muddle in the most Miss Marple-ish way. Hazel Holt never h More...
Mar 16, 2011
Mandolin
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Reading a Mrs. Malory book is like becoming an invisible visitor to the calm (but murder-strewn) world of southwestern England. I think that's why I like these books so much and keep returning to the series. The mysteries are never all that great (though this one certainly is one of the best), but Hazel Holt does such a remarkably good job at describing Sheila's life and daily activities in the small village where she lives that she makes you feel as if you've taken up residence in Taviscom
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Jan 31, 2009
Nikki
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Not the best of the series, but it was nice to revisit Taviscombe and its characters and catch up with the lives of Sheila Mallory, her friend Rosemary, and their families. A series of mysterious deaths centered around a friend's riding stable gets Mrs. Mallory's investigative instincts going, but the explanation is one even she had not considered. Aging and its attendant concerns are a theme of the book, and also, perhaps, in evidence in the writing; a sprained ankle on page one becomes a wrist
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Apr 28, 2011
Jane
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I continue to be happy with this series and this middle aged woman. Wonderful English manners and behaviors are a welcome change from the frantic American mystery. The only anxiety Mrs Malory seems to feel is when she muct visit her best friend's mother. In this one the deaths appear to be accidents and would have never been found out but for a little wiring problem. Very nice people are killed and the motive seems to be non-existent but there is always history of people that everyone is not
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Dec 10, 2008
Susan
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Dec 18, 2011
Sandy
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Another cozy murder mystery... offering lots of perspectives on views of the society and people (from check out lines in the grocery to how to get ideas from volunteer workers), actually very amusing, entertaining and though provoking.
Jan 18, 2011
Wendy
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This was the first book I've read by Hazel Holt and I enjoyed it very much. The story kept my interest all the way through and the twist at the end was a surprise.
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