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Title: Death at Gallows Green by Robin Paige ISBN: 0-425-16399-7 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: December, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: 2nd Victorian Mystery by Robin Paige
Comment: Death at Gallows Green is the second installment in the Victorian Mysteries by Robin Paige. It is even more delightful than the first. Kate Ardleigh meets Beatrix Potter at a house party and invites her to Bishop's Keep for a visit and adventure. They certainly have an adventure when a police constable is found murdered, and subsequent inquiries try to blacken his name which would deny his young wife and daughter a pension. The daughter, Betsy, is a remarkable little girl and a delight, as is the characterization of Beatrix Potter. Bea knows Sir Charles Sheridan, who arrives to help solve the murder, and she realizes that Kate and Charles have strong feelings for each other. Sir Charles believes Kate has two other suitors whom she prefers, and Kate is unsure of Charles' regard, or the advisability of becoming involved with a man at all when she wants to remain a mystery author. The two do a much better job of solving the mystery; Sir Charles with new forensic science (very well depicted by the authors) and Kate with her keen intellect and ability to sense motivations. They are a perfect partnering, and Paige handles there characterizations with a loving and light touch that are a pleasure to read. As mentioned above, the advent of forensic science is a major theme in the Victorian Mystery series, and the authors (Paige is a husband-wife writing duo) have researched the field well. They present not only the the implementation of these new techniques but the dubious responses they received by the general public and juries. All in all, a delightful and engaging mystery.
Rating: 4
Summary: Now for a bit of fun!
Comment: While Death at Gallows Green is not the most traditional mystery I've ever read, it's precisely the little twists that made me like the book. You know that while the male investigator and the female investigator (no spoilers!) really don't get along too well now... they're going to, sometime. Also, the idea of the poor American relation thrust in amongst suspicious servants made me think pleasurably of "Rebecca", so that was another bit of fun for me. I look forward to reading more books in this series.
Rating: 4
Summary: To those who love Beatrix Potter, this book is a must!
Comment: This is a delightful Victorian mystery. We are introduced to a wonderful Beatrix Potter, and we get to meet characters from her books - like Jemima Puddle Duck, Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tiggy-Wiggle. Plus we get to see more of feisty Kate Ardleigh. This is the second book in the Kate Ardleigh series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The characters are warm and fun, and the Victorian times are depicted so wonderfully! The murder and mayhem are good and of course half the fun is in the detecting of who actually did the dastardly deed! I am enjoying this series, and if you like warm, funny Victorian mysteries, you will too.
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Title: Death at Rottingdean (Victorian Mystery Series , No 5) by Robin Paige ISBN: 0425167828 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Death at Whitechapel by Robin Paige ISBN: 0425173410 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Death at Epsom Downs by Robin Paige ISBN: 042518384X Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Death at Dartmoor by Robin Paige ISBN: 0425189090 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Death at Glamis Castle by Robin Paige ISBN: 0425192644 Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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