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git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
You know I love my cozies however I can get them. So long as they are well written, I don't care what they are about or what time they are set.
I especially like when I get to 'meet' people of history. Like this one where Charles Rolls and Henry Royce are side characters (and might be murder suspects).
The book is set in a time of change. Automobiles are making a showing and life rather miserable for the people who don't necessarily want change. All the people who own stables, feedstores, blacksmiths, wagon and carriage makers..you get the idea. There are plenty of folk who like it quiet and the automobiles are loud and the drivers race about at over 15 mph!
Plenty of suspects to study, lots of history to watch unfold. A highly enjoyable mystery.
I've wanted to read this series by the writing team of Susan Wittig Albert and her husband Bill Fourth, for some time. One of my friends sent this one to me and it has whetted my appetite for more...which are on the way from one of my favorite online used booksellers. I plan on starting at the beginning if possible.
Four Victorian beans.....
I especially like when I get to 'meet' people of history. Like this one where Charles Rolls and Henry Royce are side characters (and might be murder suspects).
The book is set in a time of change. Automobiles are making a showing and life rather miserable for the people who don't necessarily want change. All the people who own stables, feedstores, blacksmiths, wagon and carriage makers..you get the idea. There are plenty of folk who like it quiet and the automobiles are loud and the drivers race about at over 15 mph!
Plenty of suspects to study, lots of history to watch unfold. A highly enjoyable mystery.
I've wanted to read this series by the writing team of Susan Wittig Albert and her husband Bill Fourth, for some time. One of my friends sent this one to me and it has whetted my appetite for more...which are on the way from one of my favorite online used booksellers. I plan on starting at the beginning if possible.
Four Victorian beans.....
debjazzergal's review against another edition
3.0
An okay read. It didn't really capture me like some stories do, but it was well written.
ggillam's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
helenephoebe's review against another edition
4.0
Review - Of the first four books in this series I think that this one is my least favourite. It's difficult to put my finger on why but I think that I don't really like the character of Bradford Marsden. However, I did really like his sister, Patsy Marsden. Some of the Americanisms are beginning to get a bit annoying, but generally these books are a really good read. Can't wait to read the next one.
Genre? - Crime / Mystery / Historical
Characters? - Kathryn Ardleigh / Charles Sheridan / Bradford Marsden / Patsy Marsden / Amelia Quibbley / Lawrence Quibbley / Charles Rolls / Henry Royce / Wilhelm Albrecht / Henry Dunstable
Setting? - Bishop's Keep (England)
Series? - Kathryn Ardleigh #4
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 16/20
Genre? - Crime / Mystery / Historical
Characters? - Kathryn Ardleigh / Charles Sheridan / Bradford Marsden / Patsy Marsden / Amelia Quibbley / Lawrence Quibbley / Charles Rolls / Henry Royce / Wilhelm Albrecht / Henry Dunstable
Setting? - Bishop's Keep (England)
Series? - Kathryn Ardleigh #4
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 16/20
gnomely's review against another edition
3.0
A little disappointed by the ending, but the book was entertaining nonetheless
kailey_luminouslibro's review against another edition
3.0
I think this is the best one so far in this series. I like the historical characters and events.
stellar_raven's review
4.0
This book was far slower in getting going than the previous three, but once it did, I found it to be every bit as enjoyable as the earlier books.
graculus's review
3.0
This is the fourth book in Paige's long-running series featuring Kate Ardleigh and Sir Charles Sheridan, happily stumbling across murder and mayhem in Victorian England.
It follows on from [b:Death at Daisy's Folly|538395|Death at Daisy's Folly (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 3)|Robin Paige|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175629626s/538395.jpg|525804], and this time around, the plot focusses on the new-fangled automobiles that are starting to become popular, although controversy surrounds them, especially when one appears to be implicated in the death of an elderly villager. A gathering hosted by Kate and Charles includes the first meeting of two gentlemen by the names of Rolls and Royce, both keenly into cars but with very different ideas about what's important.
Naturally, as with all these kind of books, there's a murder or two and our central characters are left to try and figure out exactly what's gone on and why. As with the previous books in the series, Death at Devil's Bridge is an enjoyable read and both Kate and Charles and their supporting characters play their part in that. The series continues in [b:Death at Rottingdean|556396|Death at Rottingdean (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 5)|Robin Paige|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175780836s/556396.jpg|543590].
It follows on from [b:Death at Daisy's Folly|538395|Death at Daisy's Folly (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 3)|Robin Paige|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175629626s/538395.jpg|525804], and this time around, the plot focusses on the new-fangled automobiles that are starting to become popular, although controversy surrounds them, especially when one appears to be implicated in the death of an elderly villager. A gathering hosted by Kate and Charles includes the first meeting of two gentlemen by the names of Rolls and Royce, both keenly into cars but with very different ideas about what's important.
Naturally, as with all these kind of books, there's a murder or two and our central characters are left to try and figure out exactly what's gone on and why. As with the previous books in the series, Death at Devil's Bridge is an enjoyable read and both Kate and Charles and their supporting characters play their part in that. The series continues in [b:Death at Rottingdean|556396|Death at Rottingdean (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 5)|Robin Paige|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175780836s/556396.jpg|543590].
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