| Title | : | No More Dying (Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne, #9) |
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| ISBN | : | 1569475393 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781569475393 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 |
| Publication | : | First published October 30, 2008 |
“This is first-rate fun, informed by telling period detail.”— Publishers Weekly
“I recommend this one heartily for history-mystery devotees.”— Booklist
February, 1939. Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne are invited to Clivenden in Buckinghamshire, renowned as the headquarters for those prepared to go to any lengths to avert war. Murder stalks the formal gardens as private and public passions come to a climax.
David Roberts is the author of eight mysteries featuring Lord Corinth and Verity Browne. He is married and divides his time between London and Wiltshire, England.
No More Dying (Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne, #9) Reviews
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Disappointing !
Loosely written with a boring ending !
It had one of the worst ending of any spy thrillers which I had read. The ending more or less seems like a romantic tale, where it was supposed to be thrilling and nerve racking. The story starts well ,with a rich background and famous historic characters ,but failed to take off .
The story starts with a British intelligence report about a plan to murder "Churchill" . The plot revolves around some of the famous personalities of history ,a famous American political family (Kennedy's), people from English aristocracy and business. To make the environment murky the author introduced communists,anti fascist characters and news reporters who suspect and schemes each other . Even though the murders added mystery to the plot it fails to precipitate any results. At the end the threat seems irrelevant and murders happened for different reasons altogether.
I will rate this 2/5. -
The historical setting of this mystery was quite interesting. The female heroine is a politically confused and confusing character who never made her motivation very clear. The male hero is also vaguely contrived and is either extremely patient or a dolt. The plot was moderately interesting, but the story never became a compelling one.
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On the eve of the invasion of Czechoslovakia, Lord Edward is tasked with protecting Ambassador Kennedy. He is at potential odds with his fiancee as David Griffiths-Jones tells Verity to do some spying on behalf of the Communist Party. Bodies start turning up as they often do for this pair. Everyone has secrets to hide about their sexuality, their loyalties and their enemies.
If you believe the Kennedy family is an altruistic, America-first family, don't read this novel. Roberts does not hold back on portraying Joe Kennedy Sr. as an arrogant, money/power hungry man. JFK doesn't look too good either. -
The more I read this series, the more closely I see parallels between Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane and Lord Edward Corinth and Miss Verity Browne...except the duke's wife is much nicer than Sayers' Helen Duchess of Denver
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Good choice for a vacation. Mystery set in the months leading up to the second world war.
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another great read loved it. so sad the next book is the last
