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Chargement... Fall of Angelspar Barbara Cleverly
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  msjudy | Dec 15, 2019 |    ) BillieBook | Nov 20, 2018 |  ) David_of_PA | Jul 14, 2018 | It's a good start to a new series, Redfyre is an interesting police detective, university educated and with ties to the middle and upper classes. He served well in the war and thus has military experience. He fits in well with the post war times. Character development is a bit thin in this story, but that may come in sequels. He's not the troubled "shell shocked" Inspector Rankin of the Charles Todd detective series. One nit is with the dialogue; at times it's arch or camp, and there's just too much of it. That type of speech may be reflective of the times. Despite the nit, this is an entertaining story and worth a read. Recommended. (  ) BrianEWilliams | Jun 23, 2018 | Unfortunately, I wasn't. The book fell flat for me, and-- after reading books from Cleverly's Joe Sandilands and Laetitia Talbot series as well as this book, I have come to the conclusion that Cleverly just isn't a writer for me. Or more precisely, I'm not the reader for her. It's an extremely short list, but Cleverly is not the only author who doesn't light up my reading life. The time periods, plots, locations, and characters are all right up my alley, but there's something about the writing that just does not work for me. (And it always takes more than one book for me to arrive at this conclusion.) So there you have it. If you're already a fan of Barbara Cleverly, chances are excellent that you're going to enjoy this book. If you're new to her work, you're probably going to enjoy it, too. This is just one of those times when I'm being a bit contrary, so take my opinion under advisement. (  ) cathyskye | May 14, 2018 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"Barbara Cleverly, bestselling author of the Joe Sandilands series, introduces an ingenious new sleuth who navigates 1920s Cambridge, a European intellectual capital on the cusp of dramatic change. Great Britain, 1923: Detective Inspector John Redfyre is a godsend to the Cambridge CID. A handsome young veteran bred among the city's educated elite, he is no stranger to the set running its esteemed colleges and universities--a society that previously seemed impenetrable to even those at the top of local law enforcement, especially with the force plagued by its own history of corruption. When Redfyre is invited to attend the annual St. Barnabas College Christmas concert in his Aunt Henrietta's stead, he is expecting a quiet evening, though perhaps a bit of matchmaking mischief on his aunt's part. But he arrives to witness a minor scandal: Juno Proudfoot, the trumpeter of the headlining musical duo, is a woman, and a young one at that--practically unheard of in conservative academic circles. When she suffers a near-fatal fall after the close of the show, Redfyre must consider whether someone was trying to kill her. Has her musical talent, her beauty, or perhaps most importantly, her gender, provoked a dangerous criminal to act? Redfyre must both seek advice from and keep an eye on old friends to catch his man before more innocents fall victim"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Audio performance by Seven Crossley
3 stars
This is the first book of a series set in post WW1, Cambridge, England. The upper class, Detective Inspector, John Redfyre has a front row seat at a university Christmas concert. He is prepared for social disturbance as the featured soloist is, most shockingly, a female trumpeter. Attempted murder, actual murder, the misogeny of established academe, and a great deal of female solidarity follows. There were a good number of red herrings in this story, so I kept turning pages to follow the clues. The author did fill space with a great deal of costume description while character development seemed a bit shallow. I enjoyed the strident feminist campainers, even though some of the campainers behaved irrationally. I couldn’t decide if Steven Crossley’s humorously sarcastic tone helped or hindered the story. But, he is easy on the ears. (