Pamela L. (grandpam) -
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I absolutely adored this book. I have been looking for a new favorite author and heroine and I do believe I have found her in Elizabeth Duncan and Penny. I really liked her. I don't really understand her, a flawed but glorious heroine. The village in Wales with the quirky but necessary inhabitants are spot on and the mystery although I guessed who it just "had" to be flumoxed me as to the how and why. Perhaps a new friendship with a nice man and a new friend to replace her unlikely but dear departed friend is a little disengenuous, but hey we're in a small village in Wales. Try it, the second is already on my list as is the Christmas one that is not to be released till October. If you like Dorothy Cannell, Carolyn Hart, of course Dame Agatha, Marion Babson, Dorothy Sayers run and get this one!
Tim H. (Timbuktu126) reviewed The Cold Light of Mourning (Penny Brannigan, Bk 1) on + 482 more book reviews
This was a good mystery with a couple of twists that were unexpected. I liked how the heroine became involved in helping to solve the murder. She did things that were ordinary and believable. I will read another from this series for sure.
Ron K. (WhidbeyIslander) -
An undemanding read with a few too many details about manicuring. Since the Internet knows all about you, this came up on a Recommended For You list, and it sort of fit. I liked the setting in Wales, and the heroine is sort of pleasant, but a few coincidences jarred, and the quick friendship between the two women who eventually give the police the key to the mystery was jarring as well. OK, but not that special.
