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rang3rlasl3y's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Fun little read with a great bit of detail of England, for thise of us that haven't been. Clever ending.
sharonfalduto's review against another edition
Elizabeth MacPherson goes on a mystery tour in England with a group of crime enthusiasts. The tour guide has been hired to off one of the participants, Susan--but unfortunately for him and fortunately for her, he keeps missing.
ncrabb's review against another edition
3.0
Rowan Rover is broke. Too many ex-wives, too much child support, and too much love for the contents of a booze bottle combined to bring him to his fiscal knees. A former teacher, Rover scrapes what money he can by leading walking tours of sites in the UK where famous murders occurred. It’s not a lot of money, but it’s steady.
Rover leads such a group in the spring when an American approaches him. It seems that the American’s sister plans to visit England in the fall as part of a tour group interested in murder sites and other mystery-related places. The American offers rover a significant amount of money if Rover can find a way to kill his niece and make it look like an accident. Rover accepts, but when fall comes, he is horrified at the thought of what he agreed to.
Still, the tour group came, and Rover, a former criminologist, is the tour guide. The always-talking Susan is one of the group members as is Elizabeth MacPherson. Newly married, Elizabeth is unhappy that her marine-biologist husband is on another research vessel leaving his new wife at home in Scotland. That helped her decide to do the murder tour.
I loved the way this ended. It’s so clever you need to read it. It’s not essential that you start at the beginning of the series, but it’s more fun if you do.
Rover leads such a group in the spring when an American approaches him. It seems that the American’s sister plans to visit England in the fall as part of a tour group interested in murder sites and other mystery-related places. The American offers rover a significant amount of money if Rover can find a way to kill his niece and make it look like an accident. Rover accepts, but when fall comes, he is horrified at the thought of what he agreed to.
Still, the tour group came, and Rover, a former criminologist, is the tour guide. The always-talking Susan is one of the group members as is Elizabeth MacPherson. Newly married, Elizabeth is unhappy that her marine-biologist husband is on another research vessel leaving his new wife at home in Scotland. That helped her decide to do the murder tour.
I loved the way this ended. It’s so clever you need to read it. It’s not essential that you start at the beginning of the series, but it’s more fun if you do.
nocto's review against another edition
I was disappointed in the previous "Elizabeth MacPherson" book by the almost complete lack of mystery. To be honest there isn't a great deal of mystery about this one either but I found it pretty enjoyable. A tour guide accepts a contract to kill one of his tour members - the intended victim turns out to be a worthy contender for "world's most annoying woman" and you end up wondering how anyone could avoid killing her!
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