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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Weer een leuke historische detective, waarin Louise Cannon - het voormalige kindermeisje van de Mitford-zusjes - na Diana's huwelijk met de schatrijke Bryan Guinness op verzoek van Diana bij haar dienst treedt als kamerjuffrouw en haar o.a. vergezelt op hun huwelijksreis naar Parijs en Venetië. In de loop van ca. 4 jaar van Louisa's dienstverband daar vindt een aantal mensen in de nabijheid van Diana en Bryan een voortijdige dood. In eerste instantie lijkt er geen onderling verband te bestaan tussen deze tragische gebeurtenissen, maar gaandeweg vallen Louisa enkele bijzonderheden op die haar argwaan wekken en die haar contact doen opnemen met haar oude vriend Guy Sullivan, die ondertussen bij de Londense recherche werkt...
3½ ster
3½ ster
I enjoyed this. It felt a bit disjointed at time but I think that was down to the time span this novel captured. Diana was perfectly horrid. I have to admit that I find the Mitfords mostly detestable but Louisa grows on me with each book.
Un giallo in parte ispirato da un fatto di cronaca e in parte romanzato, con un tocco di romanticismo qua e là. Scorrevole, leggero e coinvolgente. Interessante il contesto storico inglese del primo dopoguerra. Una lettura estiva consigliata, magari in vacanza, per concedersi momenti di relax.
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
I did enjoy this one marginally better. The plot twist was significantly better and it had me reeling. I also love seeing Diana as an adult and her getting married. But my love sort of ends there.
I found the time jumps distracting and in some cases, it wasn't needed. I feel that I missed a lot because of those jumps. I think I also have an issue with this authors writing style because in every book I've had an issue with the pacing. I'm not sure why I'm not enjoying them fully, but it is becoming a more major issue.
Now, seeing Louisa again, is always a treat. Though I'm sad she struggled to become a detective as she is so good at deducing mysteries and finding the true culprits. I do want more of her but not enough to finish another 3 books. I think I'll happily end my read of this series on a higher note.
I found the time jumps distracting and in some cases, it wasn't needed. I feel that I missed a lot because of those jumps. I think I also have an issue with this authors writing style because in every book I've had an issue with the pacing. I'm not sure why I'm not enjoying them fully, but it is becoming a more major issue.
Now, seeing Louisa again, is always a treat. Though I'm sad she struggled to become a detective as she is so good at deducing mysteries and finding the true culprits. I do want more of her but not enough to finish another 3 books. I think I'll happily end my read of this series on a higher note.
mysterious
medium-paced
strong charactors and plotting, excellent narrator
mysterious
It is 1928 - Diana Mitford has turned eighteen and she has the whole world and society at her feet. The Guinness' are holding a glamorous party where you need to be seen.
It is 1928 - Louisa Cannon is at the glamourous party too, not wanting to be seen as she supplements her meagre income as a seamstress with work as a maid at these parties.
On that fateful night many things happen-
A maid plunges to her death.
Bryan Guinness proposes to Diana Mitford and she accepts.
The maid's death is recorded as an accident.
Diana and Bryan marry and embark on a honeymoon in Paris. But Diana wants to take Louisa Cannon away with her as her ladies maid. Louisa not keen but seemingly always drawn to the Mitford sisters as they grow agrees.
In Paris they are not alone, all societies up and coming people and some not so, including Evelyn Waugh as well as Diana's own sister Nancy, still not yet married are also there.
Then another death occurs and Louisa cannot help that although two years have past since the death of that maid, there is something familiar about it.
Back in London, Guy Sullivan, now a Detective Sergeant is looking into the possible disappearance of a maid who was also at the party in 1928. His investigations take him to Paris as well. Is there a possibility of a link.
The third in the series, which combines fascinating fact with fiction - the murders luckily are all fiction but a number of the events covered in the book are based in truth, which is why I enjoy them immensely and the fascination keeps me hooked right to the end.
A captivating book which concentrates on Diana, the third Mitford sister, all of them are mentioned and Nancy and Pamela the two elder are more prominent than the younger ones. But this book really sees the character of Louisa Cannon our main protagonist in this series develop into a stronger character. Her detective and reasoning skills are developing as is her relationship with Guy Sullivan.
The book is well plotted, well written and totally in keeping with what you would expect from a Golden Age Mystery - I am sure at some point Poirot is going to appear!
I look forward to the next in this series and cannot wait to be totally immersed in this true and fictional world that Jessica Fellowes has wonderfully created. If they could be adapted into the small or even big screen I think it would be wonderful!
It is 1928 - Louisa Cannon is at the glamourous party too, not wanting to be seen as she supplements her meagre income as a seamstress with work as a maid at these parties.
On that fateful night many things happen-
A maid plunges to her death.
Bryan Guinness proposes to Diana Mitford and she accepts.
The maid's death is recorded as an accident.
Diana and Bryan marry and embark on a honeymoon in Paris. But Diana wants to take Louisa Cannon away with her as her ladies maid. Louisa not keen but seemingly always drawn to the Mitford sisters as they grow agrees.
In Paris they are not alone, all societies up and coming people and some not so, including Evelyn Waugh as well as Diana's own sister Nancy, still not yet married are also there.
Then another death occurs and Louisa cannot help that although two years have past since the death of that maid, there is something familiar about it.
Back in London, Guy Sullivan, now a Detective Sergeant is looking into the possible disappearance of a maid who was also at the party in 1928. His investigations take him to Paris as well. Is there a possibility of a link.
The third in the series, which combines fascinating fact with fiction - the murders luckily are all fiction but a number of the events covered in the book are based in truth, which is why I enjoy them immensely and the fascination keeps me hooked right to the end.
A captivating book which concentrates on Diana, the third Mitford sister, all of them are mentioned and Nancy and Pamela the two elder are more prominent than the younger ones. But this book really sees the character of Louisa Cannon our main protagonist in this series develop into a stronger character. Her detective and reasoning skills are developing as is her relationship with Guy Sullivan.
The book is well plotted, well written and totally in keeping with what you would expect from a Golden Age Mystery - I am sure at some point Poirot is going to appear!
I look forward to the next in this series and cannot wait to be totally immersed in this true and fictional world that Jessica Fellowes has wonderfully created. If they could be adapted into the small or even big screen I think it would be wonderful!