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"Following the untimely death of her mother, Ursula Swynford, Ruth Harvey has taken over the manor in Frog End, where she runs a successful plant-selling business and provides gardening therapy for an increasing number of her husband Dr Tom Harvey's troubled patients: embittered Lawrence Deacon, lonely Joyce Reed, widowed Tanya Carberry and wheelchair-bound Johnny Turner, the young victim of a horrific motorbike crash. Gardening at the manor quickly becomes a much-needed lifeline for the show more group, and all seems to be going well - until the major stumbles across a body among the tomato plants in one of the greenhouses. Once again, the manor is the scene of a brutal murder - and, once again, the Colonel reluctantly finds himself drawn into solving the mystery."--Publisher description. show lessTags
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I have inadvertently read #6 in this series instead of #5 which I will get to later.
The main characters of the series have been well established in earlier books, but, unfortunately, instead of assuming we've all read the earlier titles, the author has resorted to the "potted plots" technique and given readers a short summary of what has gone before. The result is, to be quite honest, a bit tedious. I estimate that as much as 40% of this book is taken up with re-telling what we already knew. Disappointing, although there are a couple of issues for discussion that come out of the main plot.
This is the last book in the series, in fact, the last book the author has written, and I have enjoyed the series. The Colonel (we never do find out show more his surname, do we?) is a well drawn character, who inadvertently becomes involved in the solving of local murders. His relationships with other members of the village of Frog End provide interest and depth to the book without becoming too personal.
In the main the books are each a quick and satisfying read. show less
The main characters of the series have been well established in earlier books, but, unfortunately, instead of assuming we've all read the earlier titles, the author has resorted to the "potted plots" technique and given readers a short summary of what has gone before. The result is, to be quite honest, a bit tedious. I estimate that as much as 40% of this book is taken up with re-telling what we already knew. Disappointing, although there are a couple of issues for discussion that come out of the main plot.
This is the last book in the series, in fact, the last book the author has written, and I have enjoyed the series. The Colonel (we never do find out show more his surname, do we?) is a well drawn character, who inadvertently becomes involved in the solving of local murders. His relationships with other members of the village of Frog End provide interest and depth to the book without becoming too personal.
In the main the books are each a quick and satisfying read. show less
Ruth Harvey runs a successful gardening business in the English village of Frog End. When a man dies in a greenhouse, Inspector Squibb shows up. Few people regard the Inspector favorably so they turn to the Colonel to discover the murderer. Charms of English village life abound in this sixth "Village Mystery." I now want to go back and read earlier installments so I understand the village a little better. This review is based on an advance electronic copy supplied through NetGalley with the expectation of an honest review.
When Lady Ursula Swynford dies her, her daughter, Ruth takes over the manor in Frog End and provides gardening therapy for her husband Dr Tom Harvey's patients. When a body is discovered in a greenhouse the Colonel is asked to investigate due to the lack of confidence in the local police.
A very slow paced story which takes the first half of the book to set up the characters and their history, and the plot. Though not the first in the series it can easily be read as a standalone story. Although mention is made of previous murders no clues thankfully are given as to who the guilty parties were.
A modern, pleasant story of village life with the hint of mystery and murder i.e. a cozy mystery.
A NetGalley Book
A very slow paced story which takes the first half of the book to set up the characters and their history, and the plot. Though not the first in the series it can easily be read as a standalone story. Although mention is made of previous murders no clues thankfully are given as to who the guilty parties were.
A modern, pleasant story of village life with the hint of mystery and murder i.e. a cozy mystery.
A NetGalley Book
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- Canonical title
- The Lifeline
- Original publication date
- 2020-06-02
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