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Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) by Sarah Hawkswood (Sept/Oct 25)
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Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) - SPOILER Thread - (Sept/Oct 25)
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The characters and the setting are the highlights of this series in my opinion. Almost a police procedural with the emphasis on their investigation. I had a couple of problems with the plot but found it a good read.
Oct 28, 2024
Shannon Teper
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
british-mystery,
1950s
I loved "The Zig Zag Girl" and was ready to devour the rest of the series, in addition to trying the author's second series. However, I didn't enjoy this book at all. And the blurb seemed so promising, outlining an intriguing plot, a wintery setting, and fairy tales, no less! I was fond of Edgar in the first book, but found him tiresome in this sequel. He was preachy, and had some very 21st century opinions for a book set in 1951. He also spent most of the book saying and thinking the same thing
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This was good but not as good as the first book in the series. Two children are missing and then found murdered in a ditch filled with candy. Edgar Stephens is the DI called in to investigate and he soon discovers that the children were putting on a pantomime when they disappeared. Max is appearing in a local pantomime himself and gives Edgar advice and expertise along the way to finding the murderer and to prevent another murder along the way.
3.5 - enjoyable stuff!
Aug 02, 2017
Emma
marked it as to-read
