The Murders of Richard III (eBook)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780060779443 (0060779446)
Publish date: August 3rd 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Cozy Mystery,
Murder Mystery,
Romantic Suspense
Series: Jacqueline Kirby (#2)
I've been a Ricardian sympathizer since I first made my way through Josephine Tey's The Daughter of Time—in high school? college? I can no longer remember. Since then, a lifetime spent studying Europe from the 5th to the 19th centuries has given me a healthy appreciation of the willingness that rule...
I find this book tremendous fun for several reasons. First, it features Peters' detective Jacqueline Kirby--She of the Purse. While she's perhaps not as brilliant a creation as her Amelia Peabody, I'm very fond of this not so mild-mannered librarian amateur detective. But then this book also caters...
Fairly average, predictable and try hard 'English Country House' mystery with a quirky American librarian as the sleuth. The subject matter was not dissimilar to Tey's [b:The Daughter of Time|6094905|The Daughter of Time|Josephine Tey|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320489943s/6094905.jpg|3222080] bu...
Woohoooo, I'm finished! That was actually a pretty good mystery. Totally did not figure out who dunnit.
A classic British house party mystery about a bunch of Ricardians! By Elizabeth Peters! How could I possibly resist? Lovely, though Daughter of Time remains my favorite Richard anything ever. [Nov. 2011]
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