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Chargement... Murder by Numberspar Eric Brown
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This is the seventh in the Langham and Dupre series of light mysteries. In it Maria Dupre receives an invitation "to a death" from a renowned artist she knew when she was a teenager. She asks her husband Donald Langham to attend it with her. Donald is an author and a partner in a private detective agency. When they arrive at the artist's delipidated country house, there are several other invited guests: a doctor, an art critic and her husband, a young poet and a show girl. The event is bizarre from the beginning but takes a macabre turn when the artist shoots himself in front of his guests. It's a well-crafted "closed circle" mystery set in the English countryside after WW2. The story is set against the background of the then prevailing austerity with such hardships as gasoline rationing. There is a strong supporting cast of characters from previous books in the series as well as the other guests at the country house. The mystery comes to an exciting conclusion as the puzzled is solved. While not the strongest book of the series, it merits a read and is recommended. I received a complementary advance reading copy of the eBook of "Murder by Numbers" from Severn House via Netgalley for my independent review. The comments about it are my own. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"December, 1956. Donald Langham's wife Maria Dupre receives a chilling invitation to attend a death at the home of Maxwell Falwell Fenton in Essex. The once-prominent artist has a number of enemies, and has faded into obscurity since the war ended. Is the invitation to his own death or someone else's? Arriving at Winterfield on a cold winter evening, Donald and Maria meet five strangers who have also received numbered invitations. They all had a reason to hate or fear Maxwell - including Maria, who reveals a secret from her own past. But is she telling the whole truth? The soiree produces a gruesome and dramatic twist, but it's about to get much worse when someone starts picking off the six, one by one. Can Donald untangle lies, betrayal, and incredible revelations to identify the killer before Maria becomes the next victim?"--Publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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A well-written and entertaining mystery with a cast of likeable characters. Another good addition to the series which can be read as a standalone story.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )