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Moord op het landhuis by Neil Richards, Matthew Costello

beebliobibuli's review against another edition

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3.0

Sarah and Jack team up again when Hope (Sarah's friend) is suspicious about her patient's death when his old manor catches fire and he is found dead in the attic, the only place no one has set foot for a long time.
That was a good one, just one little remark: how come the police never gets in the team's way?

lilliths_random_reads's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

2.75

kayakobold's review against another edition

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3.0

Besser als Band 1.

arce's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

critterbee's review against another edition

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4.0

A great little trio of mini-mysteries set in the village of Cherringham, in the Cotswalds area of the UK.

All three feature the detective work of web designer Sarah Edwards and retired NYPD Detective Jack Brennan. The relationship is one of mutual trust and respect, but no overt evidence of it being romantic. They fall into a mystery and discover that they both enjoy the detection process, and continue solving mysteries together. These stories are wonderful, and do not feel that they have been stilted or inflated to meet a certain size. Very enjoyable.

In "Episode One," Sarah's best friend Sammi has "accidentally drowned," according to the police. The situation does not feel right to Sarah, and she starts asking questions. She quickly meets Jack, who is intrigued by the situation, and together they work to determine what exactly happened.

"Episode Two" involves a dysfunctional family consisting of a grumpy septuagenarian and his three middle-aged children. Again, Sarah and Jack are drawn in to assist a friend who was close to the deceased.

"Episode Three" finds them again mixed up in a suspicious death, during the winter holidays.

In each episode, we learn a little more about Sarah and Jack. The character development is steady and pleasing. Highly recommended.

**eARC netgalley**

labalkana's review against another edition

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3.0

Jack und Sarah sind ein unkonventionelles Duo. Ich mag die beiden und auch Cherringham und die provinzielle Atmosphäre gemischt mit klassischen Englischer-Krimi-Vibes.

Jack und Sarah ermitteln wieder, diesmal innerhalb einer Familie. Wer von den unsympathischen Kindern hat den Vater umgebracht um früher ans Erbe zu kommen?

Die Story an sich ist nichts besonderes aber unterhaltsam und gut geschrieben.

susannes_pagesofcrime's review against another edition

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2.0

Another quick, and simple, read but nothing outstanding.

bookoholic's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

4.0

marinaluna's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Book 2 of the Cherringham shorts and I absolutely love it. Neil Dudgeon is a fantastic narrator, the books are incredibly well written, thank you Matthew Costello and Neil Richards and we continue to follow Jack and Sarah as they navigate their friendship and passion for solving crimes.