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The Best Corpse for the Job (Lindenshaw Mysteries, #1)

Charlie Cochrane

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 28, 2015

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Feb 15, 2015 Ije the Devourer of Books rated it really liked it

I really liked this book. It tickled me in all sorts of ways.

It is very British, set in a village in middle England. I could just feel the countryside and country life as I read it.

It is set in a school, a village school with all it's characters and staff and board of Governors. Just the feel of 'committee' and 'governance' made me smile because 'committees' and 'governance' have been a major part of my career. (Alas) Ok so that's a bit boring but watching people on committees is interesting, es ...more

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Feb 16, 2019 Meep rated it it was ok

Shelves: cosy-mystery-crime-detective

Found this hard going, it's a very droll murder mystery without much life to it. Figured out who did it fairly early, then waited while the police plodded around each witness ignoring some obvious lines to investigate. Kept waiting for that ineffable something that never came.

From the start it read like a screenplay, Miss Marple without the charm or wily detecting. Serious issues are brought up such as child abuse where the concern is parents withdrawing their children, never the children themse ...more

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Sep 21, 2018 Lois - Who Reads rated it liked it

Shelves: challenge-scavenger-hunt, stored-kindle-app, m-m, mystery-suspense, challenge-bingo

This book is the definition of a cozy English mystery. Bodies are dropping everywhere and in this small town where everyone is connected in several ways there are motives everywhere. Adam and Robin have an instant attraction, but know that they can't act on their attraction while the case is still being investigated.

When my first suspect was the second murder victim I was thrown for a loop. For the rest of the book I just suspect jumped, but could not land on one person that I was sure was the ...more

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May 31, 2017 Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, genre-mystery, loanable, purchased-ebook, character-profession-police-officer, character-damaged-male-mc, part-of-series, from-amazon, ending-no-hea-or-hfn, 200-499-pages

This is a mystery with gay characters who edge around the beginning of a relationship but don't actually do more than flirt & kiss due to Robin being one of the police officers assigned to the murder investigation and Adam being one of the potential suspects in the investigation.

I enjoyed the mystery aspect of the story & found myself being stumped as to the identity of the killer right up until close to the reveal.

I do look forward to continuing with the second book to finish the duology. ...more

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Feb 26, 2016 Susana rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The quiet and picturesque school of St Crispin’s is turned upside down by the sudden murder of one of the applicants to the position of headteacher. Inspector Robin Bright has to investigate it, and he isn’t thrilled about the murder or having to go back to the school where he was bullied as a kid… But certainly, there weren’t teachers as handsome as Adam Matthews then. Robin can’t help feel attracted to Adam, but he must keep his distance, after all Adam may not be as innocent as he seems to be ...more

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Aug 10, 2014 Janice rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars. A clever whodunit, a cautious romance; so very, very British. All that was missing were crumpets and jam.

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Aug 28, 2022 Betsy rated it it was ok

The characters seemed interchangeable and flat, told not shown. Same with the romantic arc. Why would these two be interested in each other other than being the only single gay men in the story?

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Mar 18, 2015 Kay Sachse rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ebooks, krimis, schwulenkrimis

Adam is just a teacher who is involved in the selection procedure for a new headteacher. Well, what a shame that one of the candidates ends up dead. And later even more people? Fortunately inspector Robin Bright shows up to solve the case, although endearing Adam keeps him from focussing on the crime at hand. Oops, another murder. Together they can work the case and find a way to be open about their relationship. Or not?? Just go ahead and read it!!

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Oct 29, 2014 Sarah rated it it was amazing

I adored this book. I love British mystery and detective shows and this reminded me of those. Just perfect. I hope we may see these two main characters again.

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