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cheryl6of8's review
4.0
This was a really fun collection of mysteies. It was a quick read. I think my favorite one was the one about the married couple who were in conflict over gardens vs trains. Or maybe the different ways to kill a cat.
aspygirlsmom_1995's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
nesshawk's review
4.0
Audiobook Review
The Corbett Correspondence by Edward Marston & Peter Lovesey *****
The Gentleman’s Gentleman by Dorothy Cannell ****
The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage by Peter Robinson ***
Sweet Fruition by David Williams **
Ways to Kill a Cat by Simon Brett ****
Like to Die by Catherine Aird **
Time’s Wingèd Chariot by Marjorie Eccles *****
Mea Culpa by Jan Burke *****
Malice Among Friends by Sarah Caudwell ***
Immortality by Jon L. Breen ***
These stories are not on the audiobook version:
True Confessions by Kate Charles
Abstain from Beans by Lindsey Davis
Alternative Reality by Anthea Fraser
Come Sable Night by Kerry Greenwood
Murder Mid-Atlantic by Edward Marston
City Boy by Susan Moody
One in Every Family by Betty Nathan
A Dance with Life, Death... and Laughter by Anne Perry
The Corbett Correspondence by Edward Marston & Peter Lovesey *****
The Gentleman’s Gentleman by Dorothy Cannell ****
The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage by Peter Robinson ***
Sweet Fruition by David Williams **
Ways to Kill a Cat by Simon Brett ****
Like to Die by Catherine Aird **
Time’s Wingèd Chariot by Marjorie Eccles *****
Mea Culpa by Jan Burke *****
Malice Among Friends by Sarah Caudwell ***
Immortality by Jon L. Breen ***
These stories are not on the audiobook version:
True Confessions by Kate Charles
Abstain from Beans by Lindsey Davis
Alternative Reality by Anthea Fraser
Come Sable Night by Kerry Greenwood
Murder Mid-Atlantic by Edward Marston
City Boy by Susan Moody
One in Every Family by Betty Nathan
A Dance with Life, Death... and Laughter by Anne Perry
pattydsf's review
3.0
Many of the books I read are from my local library. If I bought every book I read, I would have gone bankrupt years ago. Public libraries were created to provide reading material for everyone. I am so glad that I have gotten to work in a library for many years.
However, one of the places I read is on my husband’s boat. I often steer the boat as he fishes, but there is time to read. After dropping one library book in the drink, I have always tried to have one of my own paperbacks available for our trips.
I picked up this collection of mystery stories because some of the authors were familiar and some were new to me. All were entertaining, so overall I am glad I read this anthology.
My only complaint is my own fault. I have found that it is better not to read a lot of short stories at one time. They blend together in my head and I am not sure what I have read. Since this was the only book available to me and I had a lot of reading time, I got tired of people dying. As I said, this was my problem, not the book’s.
I will be looking for more mysteries by Kate Charles and Kerry Greenwood since I liked their stories and I had not read them before.
If you like short mysteries and want to experience a lot of different writers, this anthology and all of the series would be right up your alley.
However, one of the places I read is on my husband’s boat. I often steer the boat as he fishes, but there is time to read. After dropping one library book in the drink, I have always tried to have one of my own paperbacks available for our trips.
I picked up this collection of mystery stories because some of the authors were familiar and some were new to me. All were entertaining, so overall I am glad I read this anthology.
My only complaint is my own fault. I have found that it is better not to read a lot of short stories at one time. They blend together in my head and I am not sure what I have read. Since this was the only book available to me and I had a lot of reading time, I got tired of people dying. As I said, this was my problem, not the book’s.
I will be looking for more mysteries by Kate Charles and Kerry Greenwood since I liked their stories and I had not read them before.
If you like short mysteries and want to experience a lot of different writers, this anthology and all of the series would be right up your alley.
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