SALLY W. (thameslink) -
Helpful Score: 4
This is the most amusing cozy I've ever read and I am delighted with it and look forward to the rest of the books in this series. WWII rural England and eccentrics abound!
Nancy G. (ComfyReader) reviewed A Bicycle Built for Murder (Manor House, Bk 1) on + 330 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
"Cozies are character driven and this book definitely has its share of characters.
Not only is Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton the Lady of Sitting Marsh Manor House, but she is also responsible for helping her tenants muddle through during World War II England. Little did she know that when Winnie stopped her to ask if she had seen her daughter Beryl - who has quite a reputation for hanging out at the pub and flirting with the Yanks; Lady Elizabeth would find herself in the middle of a murder mystery. Not only that, but she has to prepare for an American invasion all her own.
A great cast of characters including Violet the housekeeper and the irrepressible Martin the butler.
First in the Manor House Series.
Amazon Review:
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Not only is Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton the Lady of Sitting Marsh Manor House, but she is also responsible for helping her tenants muddle through during World War II England. Little did she know that when Winnie stopped her to ask if she had seen her daughter Beryl - who has quite a reputation for hanging out at the pub and flirting with the Yanks; Lady Elizabeth would find herself in the middle of a murder mystery. Not only that, but she has to prepare for an American invasion all her own.
A great cast of characters including Violet the housekeeper and the irrepressible Martin the butler.
First in the Manor House Series.
Amazon Review:
http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0425178560/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?%5Fencoding=UTF8&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#RSY1BUT6ODYAD
Judy L. (gardengal) reviewed A Bicycle Built for Murder (Manor House, Bk 1) on + 202 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
First book in a series about a young woman in England during World War II. As "lady of the manor," she feels an obligation to the the townsfolk -- and that includes solving a murder.
Helpful Score: 3
This is the first in a series of very pleasant cozies, set in an English village in WWII. Elizabeth Hartleigh Compton, the lady of Manor House is quite likeable. I will probably read other titles in Kate Kingsbury's series.
Amy L. (catlover) reviewed A Bicycle Built for Murder (Manor House, Bk 1) on + 144 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
1st in a delightful series which takes place in WWII England.
