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Loading... The Wrong Rite (original 1992; edition 1993)by Charlotte MacLeod
Work InformationThe Wrong Rite by Alisa Craig (1992)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An enjoyable entry in the Madoc Rhys and Janet series. It was very nice to meet the rest of Madoc's family, especially since the earlier books were set in Janet's milieu. It was also a good mystery although I was pretty sure I knew whodunit early on. ( ) I don't really like this one - not terrible, but not wonderful. It is Madoc and Janet, so that's good - but there are an amazing collection of unpleasant people involved. The victim is nasty, largely because she's been victimized; her victims are also nasty, though some of them semi-redeem themselves. A whole cycle of secrets and lies just under the surface of the (extended) family. We do learn more about Daffyd, mostly to his credit (or at least, not to his discredit). And the interactions with Dorothy are cute, though she's far too good for a real 8-month-old. And the mystery is more realistic than in A Dismal Thing To Do. But overall, one of my least favorite Madoc stories. Publishers Weekly Review: The fifth Jenny and Madoc Rhys mystery ( An Owl Too Many ) finds the appealing young Canadians and their baby daughter in Wales for great-uncle Sir Cardoc Rhys's 90th birthday. The clan has gathered, and renowned musicians, a well-known author, an actress and two aging sorcerers are among the celebrants. Feasting begins in the huge old kitchen with Welsh cakes and trifle, moves to the barn with a mammoth birthday banquet, is followed by revelry in the meadow--poetry and folk singing, harps and violins, and, at dusk, the piece de resistance: leaping the Beltane fire. All is described in such delicious detail that it's a distinct letdown when sudden death terminates the festivities. Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspector Madoc, asked to join the inquiry, untangles diverse strands--an old murder, a ram decapitation, jewel theft, blackmail and even prostitution--to reach a fairly predictable solution. But if the investigation lacks thrills, the portrayal of old Welsh customs and engaging family eccentrics is delightful. (Jan.) no reviews | add a review
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HTML: A Canadian Mountie and his family take a trip to Wales where ancient rituals prove deadlyâ??from an author "in the top rank of modern mystery fiction" (Elizabeth Peters). For mounted policeman Madoc Rhys and his wife, Janet, the pains of traveling with an infant are worth taking young Dorothy to Wales for Great-Uncle Sir Caradoc's ninetieth birthday. Along with every other member of the Rhys clan, they make the pilgrimage to the ancestral pile, to enjoy a few days of drinks, dinner, andâ??as it turns outâ??demonic sacrifices. On their first morning at the family manor, Madoc stumbles upon a concussed shepherd and a dismembered ram. It appears to be a botched attempt at an ancient rite, executed by one of those Welshmen who still carry a torch for the religion of the druids. For a spot of fun, the Rhys family decides to stage its own ritualâ??recreating the fertility ceremony of the Beltane bonfires. But when the flames turn a member of his family into a fireball, Madoc springs to action. Even five thousand miles from Canada, a Mountie always gets h No library descriptions found.
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