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When an ambitious hotelier announces that he will be converting Springwood Hall into a smart country hotel, it is greeted with a chorus of local disapproval led by the fearsome Hope Mapple - head of the Society for the Preservation of Historical Bamford. So the grand opening, to which all are invited, promises to be a lively affair, and particularly since Hope is planning a disruptive protest "streak". However, Hope is to be unwittingly upstaged by the discovery of a recently murdered body show more on the premises. Chief Inspector Markby and his guest Meredith Mitchell's summer treat has suddenly become a horribly sobering crime. show lessTags
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For those of you who have not heard of Ann Granger and her Mitchell and Markby series, let me tell you that this series is a winner. For anyone who likes the English village mystery with a bit of a modern twist, this series fits the bill. Ms. Granger has a wonderful sense of humour and her characters are believable and likeable. The plot moves along nicely, and the mystery is always just a little hard to figure out. The relationship that is developing between Meredith and Alan is developed nicely with each story, and as they work together to try to solved tricky mysteries it is fun to see their relationship grow. These characters are very realistic! This book is about the death of a local woman in the wine cellar of a newly renovated show more hotel in Markby's area. Markby has to go a long way back in history to figure this one out, but Meredith is also there to help him get to the right answer. show less
I like the series and will read more. I want to know how things turned out for the hotel owner and the young woman who ran the old horses care home (side plot) more so than the relationship of the two protagonists Meredith and Markby.
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- Canonical title
- Murder Among Us
- Original title
- Murder Among Us
- Original publication date
- 1992
- People/Characters
- Meredith Mitchell; Alan Markby (Chief Inspector); Eric Schuhmacher; Laura Danby; Ellen Bryant; Margery Collins (show all 9); Emma Danby; Denis Fulton; Leah Fulton
- Important places
- Springwood Hall, England, UK; Bamford, England, UK; Cotswolds, England, UK
- First words
- "Springwood Hall Hotel Restaurant" announced a glossy brand-new sign. "Opening shortly," read a smaller one hung beneath it.
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, Estonian, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 16
- ASINs
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