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The Dark Garden (The Bobby Owen Mysteries, #16)

E.R. Punshon

Start date: December 15, 2022

Finish date: January 5, 2013

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May 05, 2020 ShanDizzy rated it it was amazing

What an intriguing, twisty mystery!

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Dec 16, 2022 Jill rated it really liked it

Shelves: e-r-punshon

This book certainly follows the previous books, as it is another completely different to those that went before. In this Major Glynch (?) Bobby's superior, is being treated for pleurisy, leaving Bobby in charge. This being this set at the beginning of the war, means Bobby is caught up in the various arrangements that should be administered by the police. A local prosperous farmer goes to see Bobby about an embezzlement charge he would like to make against a local trustee of his wife's money. Bob ...more

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Nov 05, 2023 Carolien rated it really liked it

Shelves: english-mystery, 2023

This instalment has a very gothic feel to it and the countryside contributing to a very sinister novel. A lawyer is found dead and Bobby has to determine what role, if any, the other partners in the law firm or his mistress have in the death. Set during the early part of the Second World War, the details of daily life during the period provides interesting background. These mysteries are some of my favourites, Bobby remains a lovely, uncomplicated character and the plots are always intricate.

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