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Chargement... Dandy Gilver & the Reek of Red Herringspar Catriona McPherson
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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. In this book of the series (which I haven't read), Dandy Gilver and her partner, Alec Osborne, travel to a remote, small fishing village in the wilds of Scotland to further investigate body parts found in barrels of herring. At least I think that's what they are investigating; people are too polite to be specific. The pair say that they are philologists studying the phraseology of the locals, who are surprisingly friendly and invite them to participate in the forthcoming weddings and the strange rituals that accompany them; they are asked to be the worst maid and worst man for one couple. The traditions of the people in the village are the ultimate cause of the body parts in the barrels. A related mystery was strange. The consistently awful weather was an important part of the story. I nearly stopped reading the book because it was so hard to understand what people were saying, but the ending was poignant enough that I'm glad I finished it. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieDandy Gilver (9)
"On the rain-drenched, wave-lashed, wind-battered Banffshire coast, tiny fishing villages perch on ledges that would make a seagull think twice, and crumbly mansions cling to crumblier cliff tops while, out in the bay, the herring drifters brave the storms to catch their silver darlings. It's nowhere for a child of gentle Northamptonshire to spend Christmas. But when odd things start to turn up in barrels of fish--with a strong whiff of murder most foul--that's exactly where Dandy Gilver finds herself. Enlisted to investigate, she and her trusty cohort, Alec Osborne, are soon swept up in the fisherfolks' wedding season as well as the mystery. Between age-old traditions and brand-new horrors, Dandy must think the unthinkable to solve her grisliest case yet"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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