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Nom canonique: Flinn, Elaine
Date de naissance: 1939-03-03
Date de décès: 2008-10-25
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA

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Deadly Vintage par Elaine Flinn

The end of a series I really enjoyed. I was sorry to hear the author passed away as I think this series about an antique dealer and a solid cast of her friends, would have enjoyed a long life.

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murderbydeath | 2 autres critiques | Sep 20, 2014 |

Deadly collection par Elaine Flinn

I started this series years ago, and then fell out of touch with it so I was pleased to find this book second hand. It took me no time at all to re-acquaint myself with the characters and I fell right into the story, even though I guessed the culprit long before the end. I'm looking forward to reading the last book in this series and I'm sorry that it's the last book - this was a good series.

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murderbydeath | Sep 20, 2014 |

Tagged for murder par Elaine Flinn

I really like this series - it's an older one and sadly, no longer running, but the author does a wonderful job with sense of place - you can really picture Carmel - and the characters are all really well written, each with their own distinct personality. The plot for this particular book is a bit convoluted, and maybe a tiny bit complicated, but overall, it was a very enjoyable read.

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murderbydeath | Sep 20, 2014 |

Deadly Vintage: A Molly Doyle Mystery par Elaine Flinn

This is the fourth in Elaine Flinn's Molly Doyle series about an antiques dealer in Carmel, California. I've enjoyed all four of the books, and reading a new one feels like coming home. The characters are so comfortable to be around, because they are realistic and would be interesting people to know. It helps, too, that since reading the last one I've visited Carmel and can now picture the scenes in the book easier.

Molly has to deal with an unpleasant husband of a customer for her new decorating service, and when he is killed in front of many people she is a suspect. Meanwhile she is dealing with the possible loss of the niece, Emma, who lives with her and she has grown to love, and whose father now wants her with him.

Flinn deals well with that problem faced by all authors of cosy mystery series, which is how come the amateur sleuths keep coming across dead bodies? It becomes a plot point in that the father of her niece wonders if living with Molly isn't unhealthy for Emma given that Molly keeps getting involved in such unsavory business.

Another nice feature of the series is the set of characters around Molly, all of which add to the pleasure of the book. There's the police chief, the district attorney, the restaurant owner, and more. Makes for a nice ensemble cast, so to speak.

Highly recommended.… (plus d'informations)