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Loading... The Ambleside Alibi (Lake District Mysteries) (edition 2014)by Rebecca Tope
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I really enjoyed the first book in this series. Rebecca Tope always does a splendid job of bringing the Lake District of England to life, and she's given her main character a fine secondary cast. Simmy is a very likeable woman with an unhappy past, and her two assistants in the shop, Ben and Melanie, are fun young people who bring their own interests and quirks into these murder investigations. This second entry also gives us a closer look at Simmy's parents, Angie and Russell. The Ambleside Alibi was bowling along at an "A" pace when-- completely out of the blue-- Simmy has one of those TSTL moments. You've heard of those, haven't you? Too Stupid To Live? When the heroine does something so incredibly dumb that you just can't believe it. Well, that happens here, and if I didn't make such an effort not to give away the plots in my reviews, I'd be more than happy to tell you all about it... but I can't. All I can say is that I was so disgusted, I could've thrown the book against the wall-- except that it was on my Kindle, and I wasn't about to pitch a fast ball with that. There are grave consequences to TSTL moments. So grave that I seriously doubt that I'll read any more books in this series. Simmy, how could you? no reviews | add a review
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Simmy has been adjusting to life in Windermere, running her florist shop, integrating into the community and trying to put her tragic past behind her. But just when Simmy thinks her life is quietly coming together, it starts to unravel at the seams. She delivers a bouquet of flowers with a mysterious message attached to an elderly lady, and sinister secrets come creeping into the light. And when another old woman is found murdered in her own home, Persimmon knows her peaceful life in Windermere is about to be shaken once again. Simmy is inexorably drawn into the center of the murder investigation as the prime suspect names her as an alibi. Trying to rebuild her own life, Simmy must untangle the murky lives others and uncover the motive behind the murder before another one is committed. No library descriptions found. |
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Simmy is a worrier and is often distracted by her anxieties about snow or other everyday things, rather than the murder mystery, but despite her best efforts, is soon drawn into family secrets and lies. Just when I had got used to the gentle, lulling pace - whoosh! Something drastic happened which I won't spoil here. The second half of the book deals with its impact, and events build to a climax where the identity of the murderer is finally revealed. I did not work out who it was either. The book characterises the protagonist and her friends in a nicely understated way and is a good read for anyone who likes cozy crime. This is apparently the second in the series of Lakeland set mysteries by the author, and its nice to read something set in the Lakes, having visited there several times. ( )