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Even the quaintest of villages has its and deadly secrets that cannot be Mitchell and Markby have to dig deep to find a murderer in Cold in the Earth, the third English village crime novel in Ann Granger's Mitchell & Markby series. The perfect read for fans of Ruth Rendell, Agatha Christie and ITV's Midsomer Murders. To Meredith Mitchell, marooned in a dusty London flat, the Cotswolds seem like a haven of peace and tranquillity. But Chief Inspector Markby has a rather different view of his show more native area, as he witnesses the bulldozing of one of his favourite boyhood haunts to make way for yet another housing estate. And when a man's body is found buried in the foundations of one of the plots his outlook turns even grimmer. The only cheering prospect on the horizon is Meredith's forthcoming visit. The dead man however remains a mystery: the labourer who dug up his body has disappeared and the farmers whose lands abut the burial site are little help. Charming, eccentric Mrs Carmody treats Markby, whom she has known since he was a boy, with fond familiarity and Mrs Winthrop at the neighbouring farm is happy to supply him with tea and scones but gives little else away. The time has come for someone with a different perspective to see what they can glean. And Meredith, blessed with an uncanny ability for ferreting out the truth, seems the obvious candidate. show lessTags
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Although I read this book a bit out of sequence since I read the next one first, I still really enjoyed this. I love the Meredith Mitchell and Alan Markby series, and I'm glad that this is only the beginning of the series, since I still have a lot of books to read yet. I can't wait to see the relationship develop between these two. This book brings Meredith back to Bamford for a week while she house-sits for Markby's sister's family, and throws her into Alan's investigation into a body found buried in the earth right where a development for houses is being built. Of course, Meredith can't resist doing some investigation on her own. A whole series of a family's secrets come out during the course of the investigation. For English Village show more Mysteries, they don't get much better than this or any of Ms. Granger's books. show less
Well written. Not as fast paced as today’s novels, but enjoyable throughout.
Mitchell & Markby 3
"Warte nur, bald ruhst auch du" ist ein typischer englischer Landhauskrimi mit sympathischen Protagonisten. Meredith bleibt für einige Tage in Bamford, weil sie ein Haus hüten soll. Ihr dort lebender Bekannter Alan Markby muss sich mit einem komplizierten Fall herumschlagen: in einer Baugrube wurde ein unbekannter Toter gefunden. Meredith hilft Alan und gibt sich als historisch interessierte Hobbyforscherin aus. So kann sie überall herumfragen. Ihr Interesse gilt den "grauen Leuten", einer religiösen Gruppe aus einem vergangenen Jahrhundert.
Der Fall ist nicht extrem reiĂźend, eben englisch gemĂĽtlich. doch er liest sich gut und geht einem durchaus nahe.
Der Fall ist nicht extrem reiĂźend, eben englisch gemĂĽtlich. doch er liest sich gut und geht einem durchaus nahe.
Sep 10, 2012German
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- Canonical title
- Cold in the Earth
- Original title
- Cold in the Earth
- Original publication date
- 1992
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- Alan Markby (Chief Inspector); Meredith Mitchell
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- Bamford, England, UK
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