Barnaby. Fedele fino alla morte. Vol. 5

Agatha Christie meets Mapp and Lucia. If you love the human interest factor of the Miss Marple stories but fancy something a little more caustic you will ADORE this, it has Christie's perception about small community life but the characters are starker and so the overall tone more satirical. It's ju Leggi tutto

Simone Hollingsworth disappeared on Thursday, 6 June. You could have said she had a wonderful day for it. These are the opening two sentences. I wondered how long it would be before someone discovered her body. I think it's hard being hooked any earlier in a book than this, and hooked I was. Aga

Still four stars on reread. Caroline Graham delves deep into the motives and personalities of her characters. I've always been reminded of P.D. James on reading her, though James' series is much darker and gloomier, though both are equally fantastic. The only thing disappointing here is the ending.

This Midsomer Murder was quite different than the episode on tv. And for once, I preferred the episode. There was more about the summer fete, Brenda was a much more interesting character who was creepier and died a much different death. Alan Hollingsworth, in the tv episode, was someone to despise.

I loved watching the Midsummer Murders TV serial. But the books are a disappointment. Barnaby and Troy did not come into the picture until halfway into the story so all they really had to do was tie up a few lose ends since the reader already knew the backstory. I hated the character of Troy - he's

Great characterisation as always - I love all the little details she puts in to the narrative. This mystery was intriguing all the way through with twists and turns that kept me guessing till the end.