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A Cotswold Killing (Cotswolds Mystery 1)
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Product Description
Nestled in the fertile hills of the Cotswolds, the village of Duntisbourne Abbots is a well-kept secret: beautiful, timeless and quintessentially English. When recently widowed Thea Osborne arrives to house-sit for a local couple, her only fear is that three weeks there might prove a little dull.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6139 in Books
- Published on: 2005-05-23
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Customer Reviews
An absorbing book
There is much in this book that I admire; the author's skill in attending to minute details as well as an expansive knowledge of the Cotswold setting. Both are cleverly interspersed with her personal philosophy as to the nature of humanity. Thea, the heroine, is a strong, intelligent woman, who is quite able to cope with two murders which have been committed in close proximity of the house in which she is staying. She has not only the ability to pursue her own investigation alongside the police, but also the skill to evaluate the evidence. However, she has an underlying vulnerability that evokes compassion and sympathy in the reader. Thea is the book and, sometimes the plot is subordinate, yet does not suffer for it. I enjoyed 'A Cotswold Killing' very much and would not hesitate to buy another book by Rebecca Tope.
just what I needed
I tend to read a lot of nonfiction, and detective novels act as holiday reading - I do not mean this is not well written - it is, and has that balance between plot going along and descriptive narrative right, in my view. These deserve to be better known, and if you've enjoyed Agatha Raisin or Mitchell and Markby novels this would easily satisfy you.
Enjoyable read
I purchased this book as I live not far from the village mentioned, and thought it sounded a good read. I enjoyed the book. It had a good plot, lots of village characters which I could relate too, a little bit of intreague, and the plot kept me interested to the last page. Overall a good book to take away on holiday if you like a mystery.
