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This is the last in the Chief Inspector Barnaby series. Sadly, there are only seven books in a series which I am saddened that I have now finished.
Although this was not my favourite, it is a good addition to the series. Mallory and Kate Lawson are Londoners who are delighted to inherit a house from Mallory's beloved aunt Carey. Mallory is a teacher who made the decision to work in an inner city school and came to regret it. Indeed, there are a lot of regrets in this novel. Their odious daughter ...more
Although this was not my favourite, it is a good addition to the series. Mallory and Kate Lawson are Londoners who are delighted to inherit a house from Mallory's beloved aunt Carey. Mallory is a teacher who made the decision to work in an inner city school and came to regret it. Indeed, there are a lot of regrets in this novel. Their odious daughter ...more
Aug 13, 2018
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This is the last in the Chief Inspector Barnaby Mystery books, which the TV show Midsomer Murders is based on. It was a really good mystery with many threads and stories that needed to be connected together. You have Mallory and Kate with their horrid daughter Polly, Bennie, the faithful companion and then the neighbors, the psychic connection, the accounting firm, and of course Barnaby, Troy and Cully. There is a great deal going on here to keep the reader guessing. A much more in-depth story l
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The Inspector Barnaby novels always go on for some time before the murder takes place, but this one is particularly slow moving. As with all the books, rather a lot of time is spent dwelling on details about what people eat, wear, the interior decoration of their homes etc, to the extent where I become a bit restive - do we really need to know every single item that everyone eats at every meal? This one is unsatisfactory for various reasons, and the ending is frankly weird, we suddenly seem to b
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I really like this book a lot. Such a shame it is the last in this series. I read the first three books some years ago, and have no idea why I didn't read on with the rest. Graham certainly made me thoroughly dislike a character,and made feel sorry for others, making me admire her character development. There were quite a few topics covered in this, from sinc schools to paranormal, and a lot in between, greed, lust, love and more.
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Aug 07, 2011
Kris
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Apr 02, 2021
ChrisGA
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