Hardback book with DJ 1st edition 1996 Hodder and Stoughton Ltd
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WWII mystery by way of Latvia and Sussex! V. good,
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This review is from: Accomplice (Paperback)
In this book a Latvian refugee from WWII nears the end of her life. She is the descendant of an aristocratic family, and has led two lives. The first life ends as the war ends and she meets her husband to be. He is a British doctor attending to the refugees in Berlin. Her next life is spent in comfort and security in a Sussex village. In 1990, after the Iron Curtain has fallen, she sends a package of clothing off to Moscow and events are initiated which cause her to revisit her early life, one that she kept secret. As the tale unfolds she begins to see herself in a young Russian girl who has come to spend the summer. This book is a mystery, and a novel. There are three significant murders, but this book feels more like a novel. The story is packed with historical detail and alternates between the past and present. I loved Elizabeth Ironside's "Death in the Garden" and this book did not disappoint.
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Realer than real,
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Here is a completely fantastic story involving fleeing aristocrats, an unlikely vamp, an even more unlikely murderess, and you find yourself yielding to it with utter willingness. I just finished the book, and the really odd thing is how it wants to continue in your own mind. You feel sure you know what's likely to happen next, who will fall in love with whom, what will happen to the culprit, how justice will be served, without the author having to finish the story. And you're completely satisfied. A powerful piece of writing.
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This is as much a garden tea party as a mystery,
This review is from: Accomplice (Paperback)
In Broad Woodham, England under the roses of Asshe House, as elderly Jean Loftus after four plus decades living there moves out so her stepson and his family can move in, the bony remains of a child are found by workers. Detective Superintendent Stevens assumes the bones belong to a young boy who vanished without a trace three decades ago. Jean wonders if the connection goes further east to her homeland Soviet Russia where she was born Yevgenia Konstantinovna Chornorouskya, but decides to do nothing except move on.
However, a Russian teenager Xenia has brought back other unpleasant memories of her fatherland that Yevgenia would prefer to forget. Her best friend, attorney Zita Daunsey tries to help Jean cope though not understanding of what, but also decides to investigate what happened to the dead child as well as her pal's mysterious past; that is she makes inquiries in between attending tea parties and caring for her disabled son Tom with the help of "nurse" Lynne. This is as much a garden tea party as a mystery. THE ACCOMPLICE is an odd somewhat fascinating English cozy that draws readers into the storyline. The more appealing character is Zita, whose life is tediously filled with responsibility as all revolves around Tom so a wee mystery adds spice though she seems to know more than she lets on. Readers will skip the tea segues, but want to learn more about just who Jean is, why she hid her identity four decades ago and how does the deceased child tie back to her in this English modern manners mystery. Harriet Klausner
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