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Death At The Chateau Bremont (2011)

by M.L. Longworth(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0143119524 (ISBN13: 9780143119524)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Penguin Books

series

Verlaque and Bonnet

review 1: Such a very, very French mystery! Not surprising, since it took place in the south of France. It had the flavor of a novel written originally in French, but I don't think it was. By this I mean that there was not the sometimes overly studied explanation of the French law enforcement and judicial systems which seems to come up in most novels written for and by English speakers. In fact, although this is the first in the series,one feels a bit like one is somewhere in the middle. The two main characters have a not entirely happy romantic history which keeps coming to the fore. No great pains are taken to delve into their past together, but really this just makes the book better, I think--in some ways more novel than mystery with characters more fleshed... more out.
review 2: By the end, it turned into a pretty good mystery. And, unlike several minor mysteries I've read lately, the protagonists actually do some investigating. And there is some reflection on the human condition. But it does have the annoying approach of needing to explain everything in some convenient conversation. I think it belittles the reader to think that one cannot accept some unknown elements in the narrative. It's a mystery for god's sake - you can leave some minor mystery in. less

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