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The fourth Mrs. Pargeter mystery was first published in 1992, but felt to me more like a novel set in the 1980's. It involves a comfortably sized Mrs. Pargeter visiting Brotherton Hall, a health spa, run by Mr. Arkwright. Of course, Mr. Arkwright was once a colleague of the late Mr. Pargeter, while she visits with her friend, Kim, whose husband is recently returning from prison and also worked for Mr. Pargeter.
Although I did enjoy this outing, I am becoming less enamoured with the constant prot ...more
Although I did enjoy this outing, I am becoming less enamoured with the constant prot ...more
Mrs Pargeter is persuaded to accompany a friend to a health farm, here it soon becomes apparent that there are sinister goings on. And of coeure some useful friends of the late Mr a pargeter are around to help her to solve the mystery of what is happening.
I thought this one rather far fetched, and there were a lot of rathe silly things happening. The rather overworked cliche of the person who goes to a health farm to lose,weight but secretly eats large meals has been done too often. Mildly ente ...more
I thought this one rather far fetched, and there were a lot of rathe silly things happening. The rather overworked cliche of the person who goes to a health farm to lose,weight but secretly eats large meals has been done too often. Mildly ente ...more
I had fun with this book, and even though it was fourth in the series, I had no difficulty in following the characters. Mrs. Pargeter is a widow. Her much-beloved husband was in business, and it's not long before the reader discovers his business was criminal in nature. Because he was such a nice guy, there are many crooks around who would do anything for Mrs. Pargeter. It's charming that these former (mostly) criminals are so willing to be at her beck and call.
Mrs. Pargeter's friend, Kim, is e ...more
Mrs. Pargeter's friend, Kim, is e ...more
Feb 09, 2021
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I think it was the setting for this Mrs. Pargeter mystery that didn't make this a four star for me. The murders occurred at a manor home turned into a health/fitness spa. There was plenty of talk about vanity and the pitfalls of said vanity. I enjoyed Mrs. Pargeter as always. The fawning over the late Mr. Pargeter seemed even more over the top in this one as well. We certainly get that Mr. Pargeter helped many people in their lives and those people felt completely devoted to him even after death
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Enjoyable as were the previous stories
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