The Majolica Murders [Import] [Hardcover]

Deborah Morgan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd (September 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0709080727
• ISBN-13: 978-0709080725
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,445,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, April 3, 2006

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Coppertop (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Majolica Murders (Antique Lover's Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a good addition to the series, but not the best (so don't start here if you are new to the series). The ending was somewhat confusing and hard to follow. The characters continued to develop in an interesting and fun manner though. It just seemed a bit plodding at times.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but flawed, July 11, 2006

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tealadytoo (Northeastern NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Majolica Murders (Antique Lover's Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

In general, this book was a well written entry in a good series. Familiar faces reappear throughout the story, and the background information on majolica and its collectors is interesting.

There are two problems with the story, however. First, I was not a fan of the technique of putting the climax in the first chapter of the book, then doing an extended flashback showing how things got to that point. It's a device that can be used to good effect, but in this case, it eliminates most of the suspense, since the reader knows who is and who is not responsible all along.

Second, when the "why" is revealed, it is quite contrived. When the true identity and motive of the killer are revealed, the reader is left with the sense that the motives were insufficient to incite murder. Because the rationale is rather senseless, the reader has little chance of deducing the solution before Morgan pulls it out of the hat.

Even with the let down at the end, I still enjoyed the book, and it is a decent entry into the series. Let us hope for a little more careful plotting in the next entry.

BTW, what happened to the directory of antique references included at the end of the book in the earlier stories? I missed it in this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Read..., April 17, 2006

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Mackie "mackie3745" (Lancaster, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Majolica Murders (Antique Lover's Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

I read mystery series because I enjoy the change and growth of the main characters throughout each successive novel. Deborah Morgan's Antique Lover's series fits this bill nicely. The characters are interesting, with the bonus that each novel covers a particular area of antiquing. However, I must agree with some of the other reviewers. While the mystery kept the characters in motion, the solution was implausible and seemed to wrap up almost as an afterthought. This won't stop me from reading and recommending this author, but I hope the next novel has a better plot.