A member of the Fridesley Runners, a jogging club, Veronica Stallwood finds herself getting in over her head with a fellow runner when she agrees to help the woman repossess some family heirlooms the woman's estranged husband has appropriated.
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Kate Ivory is a British writer in Oxford and a member of a jogging group, all of whom rally around fellow runner, the recently abandoned Rose. Rose's nasty husband has left her and taken half of a collection of enamel boxes given them by her slightly dotty grandmother. Now Rose is in a panic because Grandma has announced a visit to discuss the sale of the valuable 19th-century pieces, especially the Oxford mourning box, which the husband won't return. The group devises a plan to steal the boxes back, but while that is in motion, one of the runners is murdered. And the Oxford box is nowhere to be found. Kate suspects that events may be connected when she learns that the missing enamel box was last seen in the home of the murder victim, who was involved in a local land deal. Tangled in plot and with a casual attitude toward crime that belies its mainly cozy-ish, suburban atmosphere, the tale from the author of Deathspell also lacks an engaging cast.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Sympathetic to one of their number, members of an Oxford runner's club plan to steal back a batch of valuable Battersea enameled boxes appropriated by an estranged husband. During the heist, however, one of the group is murdered. In order to deflect police attention from the runners, novelist Kate Ivory resolves to find the murderer. From the onset of this "harmless" caper, a sense of urgency telescopes time between narrative episodes, which include catty remarks, antidevelopment feuds, and the usual British eccentrics. A tidy package.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why are they out of print?!?,
This review is from: Death and the Oxford Box: A Mystery Introducing Kate Ivory (Hardcover)
Stallwood's three Kate Ivory mysteries (of which Death and the Oxford Box is the first) are at least as enjoyable as Edith Skom's Beth Austin mysteries (though not nearly as crisp as Joanne Dobson's Karen Pelletier series or Amanda Cross's Kate Fansler series). Light, fun stories, a likeable heroine, the Oxford setting... Why are these books out of print? Ah, well. If you like the writer/English professor-turned-amateur-sleuth genre, try Stallwood's pleasant diversions. You won't be disappointed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kate Ivory is a believable heroine,
By Susan Wallace (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death and the Oxford Box: A Mystery Introducing Kate Ivory (Hardcover)
I am glad I began with the first Kate Ivory book, now I can enjoy reading her progression in the crime solving that seems to be so prevalent around the Oxford area. Inspector Morse watch out, Kate is a much more believable character as she jogs her way around the city! I like her a lot. She seems to be at times a bit of a procrastinator which is good because most people probably are! The story for me went very quickly, I couldn't seem to put the book down and certainly got involved with all the characters lives. If there was a "down" side to the book it was probably during the penultimate chapter, as poor Kate goes for her final jog of the book and gets confronted by the killer. The fight that pursued was good, but although the derelict house with the "final twist" was good, in the struggle she came out a bit too easy.No mention of a follow up which was disappointing. Yes I am looking forward to meeting Kate Ivory again and again.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fun read.,
By digger.com (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death and the Oxford Box: A Mystery Introducing Kate Ivory (Hardcover)
A British cozy mystery. Just plain fun and entertaining with a surprise ending. Not hard-core literature, but clever, with good plot and humorous characters.
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