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Libby Sarjeant #6
Murder in the Green
Amateur sleuth Libby Sarjeant and her psychic investigator friend Fran become involved when a member of a local Morris Dancing side is found dead on May Day. Driven in part by her interest in Morris lore, Libby leaves her comfort zone in Kent and travels to Cornwall where she sees the darker side of Morris and its links to Satanism. Back home in Kent, she and Fran begin to unravel the facts behind the murder and the cleverness of a completely unsuspected killer.
312 pages, Paperback
First published April 27, 2010
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June 3, 2016
A death among some local Morris dancers excites Libby's curiosity and leads her to do some research in Cornwall - way out of her comfort zone in Kent. She discovers the darker aspects of the Morris dancing tradition and when she returns to Kent she and her psychic friend, Fran, set out to try and find out what happened and who is responsible.
This is a fascinating mystery which includes lots of information about the Morris tradition as well as modern skulduggery. Libby and Fran find themselves using their contacts from previous investigations to help them with this current mystery.
I really enjoyed this sixth volume of this well written series. I like Libby and Fran and the way their relationship doesn't run smoothly all the time. I also like the psychic aspects of these mysteries. The book can be read as a standalone novel but is probably better read as part of the series.
This is a fascinating mystery which includes lots of information about the Morris tradition as well as modern skulduggery. Libby and Fran find themselves using their contacts from previous investigations to help them with this current mystery.
I really enjoyed this sixth volume of this well written series. I like Libby and Fran and the way their relationship doesn't run smoothly all the time. I also like the psychic aspects of these mysteries. The book can be read as a standalone novel but is probably better read as part of the series.
July 29, 2010
Read this this morning whilst waiting at the hospital for my nerve block injection - helped keep my mind off the proceedings:-)
This mystery involves Libby and the newly married Fran investigating the death of a friend of a friend of Libby's. Gemma approaches Libby and asks her to help about Bill Frensham's murder, both Bill and Gemma are members of the local Morris side - and Bill was murdered during a perforamance. This book has all Cookman's usual twists and turns, and delves into the mysterious esoteric world of Morris Dancers.
This mystery involves Libby and the newly married Fran investigating the death of a friend of a friend of Libby's. Gemma approaches Libby and asks her to help about Bill Frensham's murder, both Bill and Gemma are members of the local Morris side - and Bill was murdered during a perforamance. This book has all Cookman's usual twists and turns, and delves into the mysterious esoteric world of Morris Dancers.
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March 7, 2013Amateur sleuth Libby Sarjeant and her psychic investigator friend Fran become involved when a member of a local Morris Dancing side is found dead on May Day. Driven in part by her interest in Morris lore, Libby leaves her comfort zone in Kent and travels to Cornwall where she sees the darker side of Morris and its links to Satanism.
Back home in Kent, she and Fran begin to unravel the facts behind the murder and the cleverness of a completely unsuspected killer.(less)
Book #6
Back home in Kent, she and Fran begin to unravel the facts behind the murder and the cleverness of a completely unsuspected killer.(less)
Book #6
August 10, 2017
Interesting story line
I enjoyed this book as much as the preceding books in this series. This time I had no idea who had done the murders or why! The background historical information makes these books even more interesting to read
I enjoyed this book as much as the preceding books in this series. This time I had no idea who had done the murders or why! The background historical information makes these books even more interesting to read
February 22, 2015
Most enjoyable mystery with a return of expected characters. Have added all books in series to my reading list as author creates a good mystery series.
August 13, 2017
An interesting story where the murderer was totally unexpected and the motive also. However, this is the 6th book in a series, and a lot of reference was made to previous murder cases, but with no explanations, which was quite distracting from the story. If there had been some brief explanation of what was being referred to, the story would have flowed much more smoothly.
October 25, 2017
I think she got a computer to proofread it. - good story though.
June 30, 2018
Not as free flowing as previous ones and it didn't hold my interest to the same extent.
May 15, 2023
Enjoyable read - mayday and Morris men
November 28, 2024
Enjoyed this, might have a look at the rest in the series.
October 9, 2014
This book explores the pagan and early Christian customs of England and the Isle of Man. The author has clearly done research and presents a festival of firelighting, well dressing and other customs. However this is supposed to be a mystery, and there the author seems to have run out of steam.
The protagonist Libby Serjeant notes that a man has disappeared but she spends the majority of the book declaring that she is not going to investigate it (well, what are the police paid for, we ask) and mooching about her house declaring that she does not want to move even though her partner is putting a lot of work into restoring another home for them. She has interminable meals, snacks and chats with various characters and if the disappearance/murder does get solved it is only by Libby's falling over the obvious at the very end.
The tale is not very good at holding our attention and all the paganism may be well described but we could read a reference book for that purpose.
The protagonist Libby Serjeant notes that a man has disappeared but she spends the majority of the book declaring that she is not going to investigate it (well, what are the police paid for, we ask) and mooching about her house declaring that she does not want to move even though her partner is putting a lot of work into restoring another home for them. She has interminable meals, snacks and chats with various characters and if the disappearance/murder does get solved it is only by Libby's falling over the obvious at the very end.
The tale is not very good at holding our attention and all the paganism may be well described but we could read a reference book for that purpose.
January 24, 2013
A member of a local Morris Dancing team is found dead and amateur sleuth Libby Sarjeant and her psychic friend Fran investigate.
The basic plot got lost in endless descriptions of places and people – it read more like a soap opera than a murder mystery.
In the edition I read there were good sections, but the writing style was rambling and I had to read some sentences a couple of times to understand them. It this book had been ruthlessly edited it would have been much better.
It you enjoy straight murder mysteries then probably one to avoid.
The basic plot got lost in endless descriptions of places and people – it read more like a soap opera than a murder mystery.
In the edition I read there were good sections, but the writing style was rambling and I had to read some sentences a couple of times to understand them. It this book had been ruthlessly edited it would have been much better.
It you enjoy straight murder mysteries then probably one to avoid.
December 28, 2013
I'm totally addicted to these Libby Sarjeant books! They just get better and better & I so love all of her friends, she seems to collect a new one with each story! I've now loaded the next one onto my Kindle, whatever will I do when I've read them all....
February 22, 2015
Have become fan of this series. Was not disappointed by authors characters or story line. This is what mystery readers seek in a series. Characters one can relate with and action to keep story moving. Dialogue is always entertaining.
June 9, 2013
A bit too far fetched, little structure and build up of the case.
December 15, 2012
I found this book much harder to read than the earlier novels. I found that I really didn't care about the plot or the characters.
August 25, 2014
sorry i found it impossible to read - it was death by geneaology...with a huge dollop of history of pagan practices thrown in ...I gave up..sorry but no
February 11, 2025
Listened to on Audible
October 3, 2012
I love it when Libby and Fran get together 'not' to solve crimes! Always a jolly good read.
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