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Published: July 07, 2012
Words: 102,741 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9780956373182
Short description
A hot summer in Fife, and Charles Murray, laird of Letho, is a busy man. His servants’ wing is leaking, his minister’s manse is falling down, his houseguest is annoying and his neighbour’s niece is entrancing. When an unknown woman dies mysteriously on his land, he can hardly find time to investigate her death – until it involves the whole village, and more violence follows.Extended description
A hot summer in Fife, and Charles Murray, laird of Letho, is a busy man. His servants’ wing is leaking, his minister’s manse is falling down, his houseguest is annoying and his neighbour’s niece is entrancing. When an unknown woman dies mysteriously on his land, he can hardly find time to investigate her death – until it involves the whole village, and more violence follows. This is the fourth novel in the Murray of Letho series, set in Georgian Scotland.Tags
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Review by:
Tiffany Calderone
on May 21, 2013 :
Not my Cup of tea. The mystery/murder was almost tertiary to the novel. It was more like looking into the gossiping interaction of turn of the century Scotland that just happen to have a murder happen. the who done it was irreleavent and the author made it very anticlimatic when you finally get the answer.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Tiffany Calderone
on May 21, 2013 :
Not my Cup of tea. The mystery/murder was almost tertiary to the novel. It was more like looking into the gossiping interaction of turn of the century Scotland that just happen to have a murder happen. the who done it was irreleavent and the author made it very anticlimatic when you finally get the answer.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Britt Oosterlee
on May 17, 2013 :
Great book, really enjoyed it.
It's a bit of a cross between a murder case, a historical novel and a touch of Austen/Brontë thrown in. In the novel Murray of Letho tries to solve the murder of a young, unidentified woman. We follow his search for the murderer, but also get a glimpse of the life in the village of Letho, as well as the duties Murray has as a landowner. Aside from that, we get to know the villagers and Murray's friends, and his servants. Another aspect of the story is the life of the gentry and the attempts of the youngsters (and their parents) to find suitable husbands and wives.
A nice read; sometimes the pace gets a bit slow, but I really liked the combination of the murder case with the descriptions of 'regular' village life, as well as the combination with intrigues amongst the more wealthy inhabitants of Letho.
Well written and with an interesting conclusion.
I only found out after having finished the book that it is in fact the fourth book about Murray. The book is very suitable for reading as a stand-alone, but there are some references to Murray's past that I thought were somewhat vague, and I think those might be clearer if you've read the other stories.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Carolyn Scott
on April 27, 2013 :
This is the first book I have read in the Murray of Letho series. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to reading the earlier books. Set in Fife in the Regency period at the the time of the Napoleonic wars, the author conveys a good sense of the closeness and complexity of village life at this time in history.
At the start of the book, an unknown women is found dead, stabbed to death. The attempts of Murray and his father's old friend, Blair to solve the mystery of who she was and who killed her are carefully threaded through other storylines, resulting in a surprise denouement.
I was curious to know more of Murray who is not fully fleshed out in this book, but that may be because this is now the fourth book in the series and the focus is not so much on him but the characters in his household and village. No doubt reading the earlier books in the series will fill in those gaps. The book was well written and engrossing and I enjoyed the author's grasp of the historical details of life in Scotland in the early 19th century.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)