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Ladataan... Murder of a Straw ManTekijä: Robyn Beecroft
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A murdered dancer. An attractive policeman. A tangled mystery.Newly settled in a quaint small town in the English Fens, Rory Cornwell knows no-one and is too shy to go out and make friends. When a local festival is marred by the murder of a morris dancer, his pretty house-mate Haley is distraught-her uncle is the prime suspect. Nervously investigating, and smitten by Zach, the attractive policeman on the case, will Rory uncover the true culprit before the wrong person is jailed? And can he untangle the knot of fake dating and misunderstandings between himself and Haley before dreamboat Zach gets away?Murder of a Straw Man is a cozy mystery that will appeal to fans of Ellery Adams' Books on the Bay and Agatha Frost's Peridale Cafe series. Readers who love small town mysteries with British detectives will love this fun glimpse into the bizarre hobby of morris, when vengeful spirits run riot amidst the festival bake offs and bunting. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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It's rather a refreshing departure from the cozy trope that these amateur detectives are completely incompetent, nearly getting themselves killed, and the wrong person arrested, more than once.
There were several issues and inaccuracies, however, that prevented me from completely enjoying this cozy mystery.
1. There's a lot of talk of "obstruction of justice." Wouldn't that be called "perverting the course of justice" in England (nothing will convince me that the author is British)? And while the police threaten to charge our MCs for obstruction of justice after they merely talk to other witnesses, other characters can
2. The author seems to have no concept of how far "500 metres" (later "500 yards") is. For example, when a bus drops Haley off 500 yards from her suspect's house, she walks even further away to avoid being spotted from their window.
3. It seems inconceivable to me, in this day and age, that Haley wouldn't even suspect that Rory is gay, or have a word for her own asexuality. And while it's quite clear why Rory wouldn't tell his father he was gay, there's no reason he wouldn't mention it to Haley -- especially after
4. Several silly typos. Tory becomes Tori (and back again); Rod is called Rob.
Not bad; I expect I'll read the next one. Hopefully the author will pay for an editor this time. ( )