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More twee than cosy

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 8 oktober 2020

Goodness me, I'm struggling with this. Yes it's a cosy mystery - nothing to tax your brain, nothing graphic or dark but blimey, it's sooo cliched, with so many stereotypical characters. I believe it was written maybe 2006/2007 - but with no hint of mobile phones, no internet, no technology at all, everyone drinks whisky or sherry, houses are filled with chintz, garden centres seem to be regarded as new fangled nonsense. It doesn't make sense. Put it this way - if you were watching an old murder mystery film from the 1950s on a rainy day, with nice, easily recognisable "types" and a neat little set of suspects, you could happily watch with no thought at all for 90 minutes or so, then forget all about it. And that's just what this is - lovely, picturesque village, the kind that has long since disappeared, full of characters drawn from every mid-20th century film you could imagine. Lonely but handsome widower? Check. Bluff, no nonsense, hearty neighbour? Check. Bountiful but snobbish lady of the manor, bashful daughter, lonely spinster, drunk retired major - check, check and check. We even get a traditional summer fete, the sort my dad used to organise in the 1960s, with home made jams and tombola.
It's a decent enough little story, nothing too difficult to work out, and the writing is halfway decent, although there could be better use of vocabulary (too many repetitions) and a lot more suspense. For a 99p book it was a reasonably fun way to pass a couple of hours.

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R. Hall

Village life

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 27 november 2020

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This is a realistic account of how a retired gentleman gets drawn into the vortex of a village, and fairly quickly finds a useful role defined for him, whether he like it or not. Hugh is a likeable character, with a certain skill in quietly and modestly gaining the trust of villagers, and soon finds himself relied upon to investigate mysteries. A well-written series, with gentle humour, and believable characters, this first story helps to establish who's who in the small community. Lots of useful gardening hints, too.

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Marianne

Village setting

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 14 februari 2021

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A good start to a very traditional cosy. The colonel has left the service, widowed, but still relatively young. He has two successful and busy children who have lives of their own. At loose ends, he buys a dilapidated cottage in the cotswolds, a place his wife had always wanted to live. Painstakingly the cottage is renovated to a high standard, a stray cat adopts him, and he meets his eccentric neighbor. Slowly he settles into village life, and of course, death comes knocking. Easy to engage with the village and characters, a boon for tradionalists.

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christine hemsworth

A good read for a Covid lockdown.

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 9 februari 2021

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The main character the Colonel is believable. He is a gentle kindly man and each book makes me want to read more of his exploits in his lovely rural village. This is an England dreamed of by many , and when I find it I will stay. As things are I will read all six books, bought at one time. The books have inspired me to make my garden lovely so that I will have somewhere pleasant to sit and read this summer.
Please can't you write just one more?

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Evie Johnstone

The Colonel is lovely

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 2 december 2020

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This is No.1 in a series and a most enjoyable read.
Ms Mayhew has collected a "cast of characters" whose lives are sufficiently bound together in village life that they can twist and turn the plot and keep the reader guessing.
This is what makes a "cosy mystery" such an enjoyable read.
Followers can sweep their own "virtual" binoculars around the green and speculate on "who" and "what" and "why"
Other books in the run are just as good.

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Gentle, Escapist Read....

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 9 oktober 2020

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Engaging cosy mystery and the first in this series of reprints of the Village Mysteries centred around the village of Frog End. The characters of the village are varied and diverse - some likeable, some not, some eccentric and some not so, but all well drawn. It’s a gentle and escapist read and enjoyably so.

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Mystery Buff

The way a book grabs me

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 24 maart 2021

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This book part of a series is wonderful .
I have read all of them in quick succession .
The characters are all interesting .The Colonel and his next door neighbour are a friendship made in heaven .
She teaches him gardening he gives her a daily Whiskey.
He solves mysteries ,finds murderers but does not necessarily turn them in .
They are truly super books and really well worth a read

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Peter Scott

An Intriguing Murder Mystery

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 30 november 2020

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Old Soldiers Never Die (Village Mysteries Book 1) by Margaret Mayhew
The Colonel arrives in the village of Frog End to begin a new life on his retirement from the army. He makes friends quickly but discovers that everything in the village is not all sweetness and light.
An intriguing murder mystery that is easy to read while curled up cozy and warm on a cold night. Now for book 2!

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Neenaj

Comfortable

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 1 april 2021

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I liked this story of a mature widower, retired from HM Forces, finding his place in a small Dorset village. The descriptions of the people, places and plants were very good, satisfying me with the view from each individual's perspective. Also, it did keep me guessing as to the identity of the perpetrator of the murder that no one seemed to regret. Very good.

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GillC

Entertaining mystery

Beoordeeld in het Verenigd Koninkrijk op 10 januari 2019

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They are well-written, witty and entertaining stories centered on the village of Frog End. This first book is rather poignant, dealing with the arrival of the retired Colonel in the village and his efforts to come to terms with the death of his wife and his loss of employment, but still well within the 'cozy mystery' style. Other village characters are well drawn with plenty of humour.

Edit: very happy to see this series available on Kindle now.

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