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The Sibyl in Her Grave (Hilary Tamar, #4)

Sarah Caudwell

Start date: August 15, 2022

Finish date: September 9, 2022

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Why we're reading this: Last in this too-short series.
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Aug 16, 2022 Susan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is the fourth of the delightful series featuring Professer Hilary Tamar and the young barristers of 63 New Square. Sadly, it is not on kindle and so I managed to track down a second hand hardcover, which was an ex-library book. It has found a safe home with me, as this series has some of the most charming characters in fiction and I adore all of the books. Sadly, author Sarah Caudwell died far too young, but she has left a wonderful legacy.

Julia's aunt Regina lives in the village of Parsons ...more

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Aug 28, 2022 Carolien rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2022, english-mystery

I loved each book in this series, but this may be my favourite. Julia Larwood's aunt Regina needs tax advice as she and her friends had accidently invested in a series of successful share transactions which now left them owing the revenue service a large amount of money. New inhabitants of the village, a clairvoyant and her niece, are also causing various upsets until one of them is found dead (fortunately before the pet vulture can get to the corpse). The team at the Inns of Court is slowly dra ...more

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Jul 13, 2015 Jenn Estepp rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sleuths-and-gumshoes, comfort-food, kindling

The last book in this series - a mere quartet, to my everlasting sadness. And it was my favorite to boot, which makes it all the more tragic. But it's so entertaining and witty and smart and I suspect these books are very re-readable. ...more

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Aug 24, 2022 Frances rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery-series

I loved this series-and it has stood up to a second reading-and am so sorry that it is limited to the 4 novels.

Hilary Tamar, who's sex is never specified (and my discussion group was split on whether we read them as male or female), is an Oxford Tutor of Law and Fellow of the fictional St George's College, who enjoys visiting friends and former students in London who are now in practice at Chancery Bar. This group of former students are a delightful group of intelligent, amusing, and hard-workin ...more

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