Fethering Mystery (6 books in series)
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review 1: Light reading, mystery set in West Sussex with two middle-aged female amateur sleuths. While not entirely convinced that people would tell such ladies so much when it really isn't any of their business, this series is enjoyable for its gentle social comment and observation (and i...
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review 1: Nice easy read, not too demanding. I have read some others in this series as they turn up (it doesn't really matter with these if not read in order, I think). There was a surprise twist at the end, and some slightly implausible explanations for motive. He is good at social observ...
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review 1: I'm a big fan of Brett's Charles Paris series (LOVE them), so I keep reading the Feathering books, though I don't find them as entertaining. I do like the way the author never wimps out and makes Carol a more sympathetic character. Even in this book, when she's a doting grandma, ...
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review 1: These books are gentle and undemanding. They're all quite similar - two amateur sleuths (who get described as old biddies but I don't think they are actually that old), who seem strangely reluctant to share their observations with the police. Lightweight story with some serious i...
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review 1: A charmingly English whodunnit - just a bit tame and unrealistic for my liking. I felt the author needed to develop his characters more/make them more realistic in terms of their actions and how the female sleuths went about their business which sometimes defied belief. He certai...
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review 1: Another light read, with the usual occasional barbed comment aimed at the West Sussex middle classes - this time an amateur dramatic society. A bit less of Carole this time and a bit more of Jude; quite glad that this one didn't contain the what-happened-to-everyone-in-years-to-c...