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This book made me think - so much -of the old black & white postcards. I loved looking at them when foreign travel was just a dream for so many people.
I loved this book!
It was light,frothy and fun - for the most part. There is one scene that made me jump out of my chair!
A large caste of characters (including Miss Moon's house - the house just about seemed to breathe) and I had no problem telling them apart.
I did have to knock off a ★ for a couple of the characters behavi ...more
I loved this book!
It was light,frothy and fun - for the most part. There is one scene that made me jump out of my chair!
A large caste of characters (including Miss Moon's house - the house just about seemed to breathe) and I had no problem telling them apart.
I did have to knock off a ★ for a couple of the characters behavi ...more
Amanda Derington is the 21 year old heroine at the heart of this mystery set in Kyrenia, Cyprus in the late 40s/early 50s. The beauty of this island and atmosphere in this mystery are amazing. M. M. Kaye (Mary Margaret Kaye) is probably best known for 'The Far Pavilions'. If anyone dismisses her mysteries; they are certainly missing out.
Amanda is on an extended cruise, and decides to detour and stay in Cyprus. While on the cruise she narrowly escapes death because she exchanges her cabin with th ...more
Amanda is on an extended cruise, and decides to detour and stay in Cyprus. While on the cruise she narrowly escapes death because she exchanges her cabin with th ...more
This is a classic murder mystery, with a small cast of interesting characters in an exotic location. I found it impossible to guess the murderer, with so many motivated people to choose from. And there is a strong romantic element as well. This novel was written in the grand old tradition of both Mary Stewart and Agatha Christie. I had never read anything by this author -- now I can't wait to delve into the other murder mysteries in this series, plus the author's best-known work,The Far Pavilion
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2.5 stars... Rounded down. Doesn't handle dialogue as well as Mary Stewart & do not feel I have visited Cypress.
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Death in Cyprus was my kind of read - an exotic location, a mystery and a love interest.
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The narration on this one wasn’t as good as the narrator, for me, of the other, first for me, M.M. Kaye book; so, 3 stars for the narration, 4 stars for the story.
A vintage era suspense story that kept me interested right until the end.
A vintage era suspense story that kept me interested right until the end.
May 30, 2015
Samanta
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May 24, 2019
Sharla
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Dec 24, 2021
Luísa Meireles
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Erin
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