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The third of the Angela Marchmont mysteries sees her head off to Cornwall, Penzance specifically, when her doctor recommends a rest following a bout of the flu, though she is initially reluctant to do so. Once there she unwittingly falls into another mystery (as do all detectives on holiday) when she is invited to tea with Miss Trout and her nephew who live at Poldarrow Point, a house once occupied by smugglers. There is rumoured to be a treasure hidden in the house, in the form of a diamond nec
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This is the third in the Angela Marchmont series. After a bout of flu, Angela is advised to have a holiday and rents a house in Cornwall. Poldarrow Point is a large house, overlooking the sea, and Angela is interested to meet the elderly lady, Emily Trout, who lives there with her nephew, Clifford.
When Angela’s god-daughter, the redoubtable Barbara, turns up out of the blue, she throws herself into the mystery of Poldarrow Point with gusto. For Emily Trout will have to leave soon, unless the tr ...more
When Angela’s god-daughter, the redoubtable Barbara, turns up out of the blue, she throws herself into the mystery of Poldarrow Point with gusto. For Emily Trout will have to leave soon, unless the tr ...more
Angela Marchmont, following a nasty bout of flu, is recommended by her doctor to take a holiday. She rents a house in Cornwall for some much needed rest and recreation only to find her god daughter, Barbara, turning up on her doorstep. Barbara is a very self-sufficient thirteen year old and manages to involve Angela in a search for hidden treasure.
International jewel thieves, undercover police, socialites who may or may not be who they say they are and Barbara’s propensity for disappearing mean ...more
International jewel thieves, undercover police, socialites who may or may not be who they say they are and Barbara’s propensity for disappearing mean ...more
This book to me was really a "cozy "read. I think the fact a twelve year old was the main character probably brought that to the fore. There were lots of suspicious characters to contend with. I did in fact suspect the one who turns out to be the villain, and was asking myself why the supposedly main character was being so dim about the whole affair. However I did really enjoy this light, easy read.
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Reads more like a children's adventure story than a mystery, but it was quite fun.
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Jun 19, 2014
John Frankham
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Jul 06, 2016
Helen (read247_instyle_inca)
marked it as to-read
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Oct 18, 2016
Sam
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