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I listened to this reading of five mystery/suspense stories on a recent long drive. They're all right stories, but not terribly memorable. My favorite was a quiet horror story about a lady who collects rats, Good Fences Aren't Always Enough. A couple of them, including the title story, had big build Leggi tutto

Elizabeth George has penned some fine mysteries the most notable of which is the Inspector Lynley series. Here in I, Richard she shares five clever short story mysteries. You’ll be looking for the line that divides real from unreal. Exposure: Captures in a nutshell the very British style of mystery f Leggi tutto

I’ve always loved Elizabeth George’s story telling abilities and this is still true in this collection of shorts. In addition having Derek Jacobi narrating the story is a huge treat!

Elizabeth George has been on my radar for some time with her Inspector Lynley books. Problem was that all of her books are in the 600 page range and I was hesitant to commit to one. Then I found this slim volume containing five short stories. Only one of the stories featured Inspector Lynley, but the Leggi tutto

Now I'm reading the Inspector Lynley books right now and enjoying them, so why didn't I like any of these stories, hmm. There is a Lynley story, but I've already forgotten it. I enjoyed the beginning of the story about Richard III, but it was the history I found interesting, the story itself was com Leggi tutto

What a delightful book and what a discovery! I was not familiar with this writer but now she is on my list, definitely. Set in the contemporary world, these stories are truly jewels, treats to savor one at a time. They deal with several different themes and always have a quirk. In "Fences are not en Leggi tutto

The stories themselves were pretty entertaining, and the characters were well drawn in some of them, but I just don’t think this author’s style and tone is for me.

I picked this book up from a Little Free Library and I'm glad I didn't pay for it. Just managed to get through the first story and the last. The first, "Exposure," was unsatisfying---pat in its characterization and dubious in motive and logistics. [Spoiler alert] Would a young woman really kill a st Leggi tutto