The Curious Case of the Templeton-Swifts (Lord Edgington Investigates, #6) by Benedict Brown

The Curious Case of the Templeton-Swifts (Lord Edgington Investigates, #6) Reviews

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  Chautona Havig

  Thoroughly enjoyed yet another wonderful Lord Edgington (and Christopher) mystery. I keep waiting for "genius moments" from Christopher, and thankfully the instant genius isn't happening. While Brown isn't ignoring Christopher he is allowing the boy to grow WITHOUT making him become brilliant overnight. Thank you!
  
  The humor remains, the characters are doing their dastardly deeds--all the stuff. Yes, I guessed stuff pretty early on this one, but then again, I didn't at the same time. You know what is going on but not who or how exactly until suddenly, you do. But that's the great thing about series like this. It's fun to figure stuff out WITH the characters and in this case, ahead of the POV character.
  
  And is it awful of me that I cheered when Lord Edgington got a sound scolding a time or two? Well done!
  
  Drumming my fingers for the next!
  
  
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  Kathy

  The fun continues with the Scotland Yard grandfather and his grandson in their attempt to prevent a murder in another grand house where all are suspects. The predictability made for a less interesting episode of these adventures for me, though it was interesting to see some milestones, such as driving for the first time for our young man. Basically, good hearted fun and easy reading.
  
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  Dayna Smith

  The sixth book in the Lord Edgington mystery series. When Lord Edington receives a letter from a rich man who believes he is being poisoned, he and Christopher head off to prevent the murder. When Hugo Templeton-Swift is actually murdered, the pair must solve the murder they failed to prevent.
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  Jayne

  Audiobook
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  Shan

  Another good old fashioned mystery with plenty of humor and classic English country house shenanigans. This time, Lord Edgington has received a couple of letters signed by a wealthy financier and saying the old man is being poisoned. He takes Chrissy with him to try to prevent the murder, which appears to be done by the old man's much younger wife, but of course things are more complicated than they seem. The old man has three children who might be finagling to kill their father and put the blame on their stepmother so they can inherit. All three are at the huge house, together with a bizarrely skimpy staff - a horrible cook, her husband the gardener, and their daughter, the only member of the family who actually does a good job, who serves as the maid and cleaner and who knows what all else.
  
  Chrissy is eighteen and getting ready to take his final exams at school. He's trying to figure out what to do next - everyone expects him to follow his brother to university, but he doesn't feel suited for it and doubts he could get in. His grandfather teaches him to drive in an extended very funny scene on their way to the country house. Chrissy's mother has a more active part in this story, being deputized to worm her way into the stepmother's confidence and help figure out if she really is the femme fatale she's made out to be.
  
  Although I didn't figure out all the details, I did have a couple of nice aha moments when I figured out parts of the mystery before Chrissy knew what was happening. I was invested enough in the story to do the rewinding needed to catch all the bits I missed by getting distracted or falling asleep. Everything wrapped up in a most satisfactory way.
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  Julie Graves

  This is book 6 in the series but they seem to not have to be read in order as each story can stand alone. I didn't feel like I was coming into the middle or anything and a small background was given so I didn't feel like I had missed anything in the character development of Christopher and his famous grandfather Lord Edgington.
  
  Lord Edgington kidnaps his grandson from his school and they are off to solve another mystery. Lord Edgington has received a plea to come help an elderly man who thinks someone in his family is trying to kill him. Could it be his new much younger wife? Or could it be his staff? Or could it be one of his 3 children? Unfortunately neither Christopher nor his grandfather are able to prevent the dastardly deed from happening, so now they truly do have a murder to solve!
  
  I enjoyed the book and I will eventually go back and start at the beginning to see where it all started. Again, I didn't feel like I missed anything, but normally I like to start at the beginning of a series. I liked the humor that was dispersed throughout the story and I enjoyed the characters. The mystery kept me guessing for awhile and that was fun. A quick read that keeps the reader involved and entertained.
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  Mark Lucas-Taylor

  Lord Edgington Investigates-Bk 6
  
  This is the 6th (7th if one counts the novella Death in the Clouds) in which Christopher is called upon to assist his celebrated grandfather, formerly of Scotland Yard, Lord Edgington.
  The redoubtable Lord has received not one but two letters purportedly written by the elderly magnate Hugo Templeton-Swift claiming that he is to be the victim of a murder.
  What I like about these cozy mysteries is they show character development, especially in young Chrissy, as the series has evolved. I recommend these books to anyone with a liking for this type of period drama. They evoke feelings of nostalgia for the years between the two World Wars, cucumber sandwiches on the lawn, charming country houses, idle pursuits, cocktails before dinner et al.
  I somehow missed the release of this sixth book and only realised when I received notification of Book 7 which I will start reading as soon as I’ve posted this review.
  You can’t get a better recommendation than that.
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  Ann Gillaspie

  Lord Edgington and Christopher
  
  I love the self deprecating manner of our young hero Christopher. He is always trying to get one step ahead of his grandfather in solving mysteries and ends up being an assistant who unwittingly discovers pertinent clues to the case while having no idea of the importance of this same evidence! In this story the question is, ‘do you accuse the obvious suspect or is there some more dastardly plot afoot?’ This book is from Christopher’s point of view which makes it very endearing and at times very comical. If you enjoy historical cozy mysteries, you will definitely enjoy the books authored by Benedict Brown.
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  Lisa Hall

  Lord Edgington has received not one but two letters from a wealthy recluse asking for his help. He's in danger of being murdered by HER. That's not a verbatim, but the gist of what kicks off this mystery. A wealthy man with a new, young bride and recent decline in health, a house full of children recently returned home, all of them concerned their stepmother is killing their father. It's up to Lord Edgington and Chrissy to discern what is actually happening there before the clock ticks down on the man's life.
  
  I love these. I'm with Chrissy. I never have the right answer, or if I do, it's for a completely wrong reason.
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  Jessi

  Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't really out to get you. Such is the case for Hugo Templeton-Swift who believes that he is being poisoned. When he is murdered, all evidence seems to point to his much younger wife. However, his three children are also visiting and have their own reasons for wanting to see Templeton-Swift dead.
  I hope we get to see more of Christopher's mother in subsequent books, she really is quite marvelous. Got to see Christopher grow a little more in this book though he still verges on tiresome at points.
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  Mary Kyle

  One of my weaknesses is a love of mysteries. I currently am enjoying mysteries set in the 1920s. I admit to being remiss in writing reviews but I am a fan of Mr.Brown's novels and have read them all to date. Well, there is one Novello awaiting me in my queue. I particularly enjoy Lord Edgington and his teenaged grandson Chrissy. Lord Edgington has really helped Chrissy grow and learn. I look forward to more by this author.
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  Deirdre E Siegel

  Great weather means picnics… so Lord E, Chrissy in the Aston Martin, Violet, Delilah along with Todd in the Rolls Royce, and Halfpenny and Doris following them.
  With eating al-fresco comes visiting along the way, and with embarrassing regularity we find the body count rising.
  Laugh out loud humour, back chat, guffaws and titters always makes for a rollicking read, thank you Benedict Brown, much appreciated. :-)
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  Anja Peerdeman

  A fantastic novel in the Lord Edgington series !
  
  I enjoy Christopher becoming a better investigator and this time his grandfather can really use his help, because the situation is more mindboggling than ever.
  
  Benedict Brown is truly a splendid author. The scenery is interesting, the murders are puzzling, and the humour is subtle with a hint of sarcasm.
  
  I love it.
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  Min

  I was debating between a 3 and 4 star. The main characters are very much in form. I have been reading several mysteries lately and I can see the plot quite early on. And the perpetrators. So a 3-star it is. Overall I still enjoyed the book despite the dismal plot. This book is meant for Brown followers and definitely not for those new to Prentiss and Edgington.
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  Beth

  Another Gem of a Mystery
  
  This is the 6th book in this series. Each is very unique in the mystery, but wonderful to have the same cast of endearing regulars. Since none give away clues to what happened in past books, they could be read out of order, but reading in order allows the development of the central figures. Enjoy
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  James Geller

  Another wonderful mystery
  
  I love these books! This o e didn't disappoint. The mystery was wonderful and the clues were very subtle I just love the inspector and Crissy. The description of the Settings are so real , you feel like you're there i n the house or on the path with them.