Daphne Du Maurier Mystery (3 books in series)

The Villa of Death (2011)
language
English
3.31 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: Good period mystery set in the early 1930s. England is still recovering from the consequences of WWI. The budding author Daphne du Maurier has been invited to attend her friend's wedding in Cornwall. It is set in an historic old home that she sees as a perfect setting for one o...
Peril at Somner House (2010)
language
English
3.32 of 5 Votes: 5
review 1: This book was fine light reading, but so poorly edited as to distract from the core story. I wanted to redline full paragraphs. It's odd--the first book in the series did not have this editing issue, and the third doesn't seem to either so far. But this book...eesh...the error...
Murder on the Cliffs (2009)
language
English
3.22 of 5 Votes: 3
review 1: This book is exactly what I like about mysteries - fast-paced, informative and when needed, straight to the point. Joanna Challis' style is great - though I ruined it for myself by reading the second book first. As soon as I realized that I was reading the second book in the seri...