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The Felse Investigations #10
The Knocker on Death's Door
The knocker hung on a very special door - oak, heavy, with a late-Gothic arch, and apparently a late-Gothic curse. Then the door was moved from an old house, once an abbey, to the village church. Legend held that sinners who seized the knocker had their hands burned by the cold iron. But Gerry Bracewell didn't die of burns, neither did a second victim. Had they knocked on death's door, or was a more down-to-earth killer at large?
Detective Chief Inspector George Felse, returning from a weekend in Wales, had passed through the village of Mottisham and watched the ceremony enacted to rededicate the door. Little did Inspector Felse know that soon he would be called back to investigate murder...
Detective Chief Inspector George Felse, returning from a weekend in Wales, had passed through the village of Mottisham and watched the ceremony enacted to rededicate the door. Little did Inspector Felse know that soon he would be called back to investigate murder...
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Ellis Peters
207 books1,146 followersA pseudonym used by Edith Pargeter.
Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay (Shropshire, England), she had Welsh ancestry, and many of her short stories and books (both fictional and non-fictional) were set in Wales and its borderlands.
During World War II, she worked in an administrative role in the Women's Royal Naval Service, and received the British Empire Medal - BEM.
Pargeter wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was under the name Ellis Peters that she wrote the highly popular series of Brother Cadfael medieval mysteries, many of which were made into films for television.
Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay (Shropshire, England), she had Welsh ancestry, and many of her short stories and books (both fictional and non-fictional) were set in Wales and its borderlands.
During World War II, she worked in an administrative role in the Women's Royal Naval Service, and received the British Empire Medal - BEM.
Pargeter wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was under the name Ellis Peters that she wrote the highly popular series of Brother Cadfael medieval mysteries, many of which were made into films for television.
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August 31, 2016
The Knocker on Death's Door by Ellis Peters.
This book was my introduction to Ellis Peters and the world of Detective Inspector George Felse. This author and this book/series should be shelved along with John Dickson Carr,Phoebe Atwood Taylor and others writers during the golden age of mysteries. It was that good.
A massive door hung for centuries as the entrance to the wine cellar at the old Abbey in the village of Mottisham in west Midshire. The The family of the late Robert Macsen-Martel currently reside in that Abbey and have decided to return it to its original place in the Church of Saint Eata. There were several legends about this particular door and its huge knocker none of which could be proven but villagers kept the legends going from generation to generation.
All was comparatively quiet in the village with nothing out of the ordinary taking place until the ancient door was moved. It was then that curiosity seekers began to arrive and with their curiousity came results none had expected.
Highly recommended to all serious mystery lovers who search the shelves of their library for the impenetrable depth that only can be found in books by artists such as Ellis Peters.
This book was my introduction to Ellis Peters and the world of Detective Inspector George Felse. This author and this book/series should be shelved along with John Dickson Carr,Phoebe Atwood Taylor and others writers during the golden age of mysteries. It was that good.
A massive door hung for centuries as the entrance to the wine cellar at the old Abbey in the village of Mottisham in west Midshire. The The family of the late Robert Macsen-Martel currently reside in that Abbey and have decided to return it to its original place in the Church of Saint Eata. There were several legends about this particular door and its huge knocker none of which could be proven but villagers kept the legends going from generation to generation.
All was comparatively quiet in the village with nothing out of the ordinary taking place until the ancient door was moved. It was then that curiosity seekers began to arrive and with their curiousity came results none had expected.
Highly recommended to all serious mystery lovers who search the shelves of their library for the impenetrable depth that only can be found in books by artists such as Ellis Peters.
August 31, 2016
From the same author of the Brother Cadfael series.
Excellent whodunit (once again I was *surprised* by who the killer was, but that's the norm for me!). Will definitely read more of this contemporary series by Peters as well.
Now to get back to 12th century Shrewsbury and to Brother Cadfael's herb garden!
Excellent whodunit (once again I was *surprised* by who the killer was, but that's the norm for me!). Will definitely read more of this contemporary series by Peters as well.
Now to get back to 12th century Shrewsbury and to Brother Cadfael's herb garden!
November 14, 2019
I can’t believe 10 months have gone by since I read the previous installment of the Felse Investigations. Ironically, my review of Mourning Raga (Felse Investigations #9 ) indicates I read while battling a cold, and I’m also down with a cold as I finish The Knocker on Death’s Door. The reality is becoming clear; Peters writing is a satisfying escape from physical ailment.
The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10) features our beloved George Felse and an intriguing crime in the fictional Midland village of Mottisham that Peters unrolls with her usual skill. I truly enjoyed the characters of Dinah, Dave, Hugh, Alix, and Robert, as well as additional companionship with the professional yet compassionate CID Felse. Complementing these characters with paced plotting, Peters has a wonderful way of crafting her narrative. As I read, I highlighted several passages that struck me as indicative of her voice. I’ve had to bypass those that give away anything. These sections can give a perspective reader a sampling of Peters style. Or, perhaps if you are already a Peters admirer, these passages will pleasantly refresh your acquaintance.
“The flat was small, hesitant in style, confused in taste, as if she had composed it in hurried five-minute frenzies between the office and whatever her social life consisted of, and forgotten it all the rest of the time. Quite of bit of money had gone into it, but not much effort or thought, and it must surely have been coming to pieces in sheer discouragement long before [XXX] had got {themselves] murdered in some obscure cause in a far-distant village. Yet there were signs that this woman could have been a house-proud wife and mother if she had ever given herself the chance.” Loc 781 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“Withdrawn, the village moved about stealthily in circles, eyes slanted always towards the profaned place of death, feet always directed assiduously somewhere else.” Loc 989 781 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“Opportunity dazzled him, suddenly turning the tragedies of Mottisham bright side out.” Loc 1438 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“So the end of his journey was incredibly like the beginning. He had made a loop in space-time, and arrived at the very point of his departure.” Loc 2262 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“Sometimes the mind connects too quickly, the body’s energy is used up in a convulsion of awareness. She seemed to hear her own mental processes at work, like listening to a tape recordingof herself, but with an inward ear.” Loc 2546 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
I confess to some discomfort with the ending. While the particulars of the crime are detailed, the story arcs of our principles are unresolved. I enjoyed these characters and wanted to walk them a bit farther into their lives after the traumatic events. Though Peters hints at their future trajectories, these broad strokes don’t present for us *how* they arrive at new stages in their journey. I find myself hoping that crime returns to Mottisham and we can visit with them again. I’m so pleased with this series and already looking forward to the next one!
There's more!
Death to the LandLords (Felse #11), Peters, 1972
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10) features our beloved George Felse and an intriguing crime in the fictional Midland village of Mottisham that Peters unrolls with her usual skill. I truly enjoyed the characters of Dinah, Dave, Hugh, Alix, and Robert, as well as additional companionship with the professional yet compassionate CID Felse. Complementing these characters with paced plotting, Peters has a wonderful way of crafting her narrative. As I read, I highlighted several passages that struck me as indicative of her voice. I’ve had to bypass those that give away anything. These sections can give a perspective reader a sampling of Peters style. Or, perhaps if you are already a Peters admirer, these passages will pleasantly refresh your acquaintance.
“The flat was small, hesitant in style, confused in taste, as if she had composed it in hurried five-minute frenzies between the office and whatever her social life consisted of, and forgotten it all the rest of the time. Quite of bit of money had gone into it, but not much effort or thought, and it must surely have been coming to pieces in sheer discouragement long before [XXX] had got {themselves] murdered in some obscure cause in a far-distant village. Yet there were signs that this woman could have been a house-proud wife and mother if she had ever given herself the chance.” Loc 781 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“Withdrawn, the village moved about stealthily in circles, eyes slanted always towards the profaned place of death, feet always directed assiduously somewhere else.” Loc 989 781 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“Opportunity dazzled him, suddenly turning the tragedies of Mottisham bright side out.” Loc 1438 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“So the end of his journey was incredibly like the beginning. He had made a loop in space-time, and arrived at the very point of his departure.” Loc 2262 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
“Sometimes the mind connects too quickly, the body’s energy is used up in a convulsion of awareness. She seemed to hear her own mental processes at work, like listening to a tape recordingof herself, but with an inward ear.” Loc 2546 The Knocker on Death’s Door (Felse Investigations #10), Ellis Peters, 1970
I confess to some discomfort with the ending. While the particulars of the crime are detailed, the story arcs of our principles are unresolved. I enjoyed these characters and wanted to walk them a bit farther into their lives after the traumatic events. Though Peters hints at their future trajectories, these broad strokes don’t present for us *how* they arrive at new stages in their journey. I find myself hoping that crime returns to Mottisham and we can visit with them again. I’m so pleased with this series and already looking forward to the next one!
There's more!
Death to the LandLords (Felse #11), Peters, 1972
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
March 27, 2021
My first taste of Ellis Peters (Edith Pargeter) turned out to be an enjoyable foray in countryside Shrewsbury, England, where people suddenly turned up dead in front of a huge and mysterious door with a scary myth surrounding it...
Peters was most renowned for her medieval murder mystery series starring Brother Cadfael, but this one was set in modern contemporary setting, albeit with strong flavour of medieval folklore and religious heritage. The investigator character was policeman George Felse, but honestly I couldn't say much about him based on this title alone. He's basically a stolid experienced man without personality quirk or something that makes him stand out among iconic fictional detectives, and in the climax/revelation scene . In general, the most memorable character moments came from the local residents of Mottisham, with a stiff and rather dysfunctional family at the centre of intrigue.
(mild spoiler on character/case development onward)
The cases were pretty simple compared to your usual detective fiction trickery; there's no Rube Goldberg-ian shenanigan, and after the investigators figured out the why (which was fairly clever), the path to the solution was straightforward enough. From a certain middle point of the story, the culprit was very predictable to me; but I didn't mind as it led to a satisfying outcome. There were some peripheral characters that could've been fleshed out more though (I was kinda surprised that the bishop didn't play a bigger role, for instance), as while there's a good number of named characters, the pool of serious suspects itself was noticeably small.
Just as important as the murder mystery, there's character drama, which I'd say was the book's main strength. The intrepid young woman, Dinah, became an increasingly important character as she's entangled into the family secrets of her lover, and there's also another romantic sub-plot involving her brother. The matchmaking played out like the romance in some of Agatha Christie's mysteries—which is to say, enjoyable, subtle, and even subversive. The emotionally charged climax might be the best scene in the entire book, where Peters completely succeeded in making me sympathize with certain character and despise certain other the way she intended to.
To recap: good character work, predictable but enjoyable mystery, and good doses of local flavor that certainly enticed me to get even more taste of Peters' works.
Peters was most renowned for her medieval murder mystery series starring Brother Cadfael, but this one was set in modern contemporary setting, albeit with strong flavour of medieval folklore and religious heritage. The investigator character was policeman George Felse, but honestly I couldn't say much about him based on this title alone. He's basically a stolid experienced man without personality quirk or something that makes him stand out among iconic fictional detectives, and in the climax/revelation scene . In general, the most memorable character moments came from the local residents of Mottisham, with a stiff and rather dysfunctional family at the centre of intrigue.
(mild spoiler on character/case development onward)
The cases were pretty simple compared to your usual detective fiction trickery; there's no Rube Goldberg-ian shenanigan, and after the investigators figured out the why (which was fairly clever), the path to the solution was straightforward enough. From a certain middle point of the story, the culprit was very predictable to me; but I didn't mind as it led to a satisfying outcome. There were some peripheral characters that could've been fleshed out more though (I was kinda surprised that the bishop didn't play a bigger role, for instance), as while there's a good number of named characters, the pool of serious suspects itself was noticeably small.
Just as important as the murder mystery, there's character drama, which I'd say was the book's main strength. The intrepid young woman, Dinah, became an increasingly important character as she's entangled into the family secrets of her lover, and there's also another romantic sub-plot involving her brother. The matchmaking played out like the romance in some of Agatha Christie's mysteries—which is to say, enjoyable, subtle, and even subversive. The emotionally charged climax might be the best scene in the entire book, where Peters completely succeeded in making me sympathize with certain character and despise certain other the way she intended to.
To recap: good character work, predictable but enjoyable mystery, and good doses of local flavor that certainly enticed me to get even more taste of Peters' works.
June 29, 2021
A nice, twisty little mystery, centered on the clash between religion and the supernatural, myths and legends of our own making, for our own uses. Once again, however, this was overshadowed by multiple cringey romantic plots between secondary characters. These romances feel shoe-horned in, and they are very much Not Welcome. The story wouldn't have lost anything if they'd been dropped. Of course, the fact that the local squire was Mr. Randypants and left scores of cuckoos in his wake didn't help matters, either - talk about a family tree that doesn't fork!
December 2, 2019
Excellent story, but I'm a little (okay, a lot miffed. It ended at 82% and the rest of the book is another story in the Felse Investigations.
Other than that, it was a great story, and I was very pleased with the ending.
Other than that, it was a great story, and I was very pleased with the ending.
January 29, 2021
Hea lahe ühe päeva lugemine. Ei midagi erilist, aga ka mitte halb. Mõnus inglise külamiljöö, mõis ja selle saladused ning sinna juurde ka veidi näilist müstikat. Hea meelelahutus.
December 10, 2024
An excellent book and highly recommended. Certainly a different story line.
July 31, 2018
One of her best!
September 26, 2024
I’ve enjoyed all the books this series, but I think the mystery in this one is the best so far.
May 17, 2022
I am glad that George is back. There is a teaser that Dominic is on a trip with his fiancé. Don't know who because I am missing a few installments. The mystery was interesting, and the reveal of the guilty party was a surprise to me. Recommend.
August 12, 2019
This book got off to a slow start Rural England, 1970 : an impressive wooden door is relocated from a decrepit old house, formerly an abbey, to the local parish church. There's a celebration, some modest interest from the local press. We are introduced to the gentry living in the abbey : one Mrs. Martel-Maxcen, and her older son Robert, both trying to hold on to their decaying gentility and sense of noblesse oblige. The younger son, Hugh, is working in a garage and romancing Dinah, the sister of his business partner, Dave.
The action begins when one of the photographers at the celebration, Gary Bracewell, returns to the village, showing a certain interest in that same old door. He is soon found dead next to the door, struck down by a stone. Dave, returning Bracewell's car to his widow, engages in a bit of amateur sleuthing, while Hugh is focused on a motor race and Robert tries to nurse their ailing mother. Then another murder takes place.
Although this was probably conceived as a police procedural, it has more elements of an amateur detective story, with Dave and Dinah, and their new friend Alix, doing some sleuthing of their own. There was an attempt to infuse some gothic elements in the book (spooky stories about the door), but they didn't really take off.
All in all : enjoyable but not memorable.
The action begins when one of the photographers at the celebration, Gary Bracewell, returns to the village, showing a certain interest in that same old door. He is soon found dead next to the door, struck down by a stone. Dave, returning Bracewell's car to his widow, engages in a bit of amateur sleuthing, while Hugh is focused on a motor race and Robert tries to nurse their ailing mother. Then another murder takes place.
Although this was probably conceived as a police procedural, it has more elements of an amateur detective story, with Dave and Dinah, and their new friend Alix, doing some sleuthing of their own. There was an attempt to infuse some gothic elements in the book (spooky stories about the door), but they didn't really take off.
All in all : enjoyable but not memorable.
November 17, 2017
I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed reading this. I like Ellis Peters' other series, the Brother Cadfael mysteries but I don't always take to an author's other works. This was a rather cozy standalone British mystery. Very enjoyable, very thought provoking.
September 1, 2023
2023 Series Re-read: Satisfactorily twisty in the last few chapters for a relatively small cast of characters; good mystery, but not a standout within the series. Not enough George.
2021: Good twist at the end.
2021: Good twist at the end.
June 1, 2025
Well crafted story with an almost totally...almost...unpredictable ending!🤔
This one was so well crafted...no important details omitted by the end. I really just love her plotting...her ability to build suspense and tension... Up to near the end of each book. Her characters could have been developed more three dimensionally...but that, I am afraid is 'water under the bridge,' as she is gone now!
I am glad to read her 'other' books now. I was a 'Caffeine' fanatic at one time...books...all..and the PBS Show. I even had a friend here lend me the books only available in the U.K. and sent a donation to Shrewsbury Abbey!
I am glad to find this series, so many years later. Cadfael is Cadfael...iconic as Poirot...as an incredible character...
I like George Felse and his wife and son, well enough, just wish I knew more about them. Iwil! Read the remaining two books or so and am sure I WILK wish there were more.
Worth reading from A Mistress of the Genre.
This one was so well crafted...no important details omitted by the end. I really just love her plotting...her ability to build suspense and tension... Up to near the end of each book. Her characters could have been developed more three dimensionally...but that, I am afraid is 'water under the bridge,' as she is gone now!
I am glad to read her 'other' books now. I was a 'Caffeine' fanatic at one time...books...all..and the PBS Show. I even had a friend here lend me the books only available in the U.K. and sent a donation to Shrewsbury Abbey!
I am glad to find this series, so many years later. Cadfael is Cadfael...iconic as Poirot...as an incredible character...
I like George Felse and his wife and son, well enough, just wish I knew more about them. Iwil! Read the remaining two books or so and am sure I WILK wish there were more.
Worth reading from A Mistress of the Genre.
June 4, 2025
I’m so impressed by Ellis Peter’s story-crafting! All elements add up to a sense of fulfillment when turning the last page. Her special knack—and what I especially enjo— is the history she includes. The two references to the unusual bronze effigy in Ausburg Cathedral of 14th century Bishop Wolfhart von Roth had me researching that—worth looking up!
Another interesting element is two of the town folks’ involvement in following clues and making deductions they share with inspector Felse. Not as wanna be amateur detectives, but just as two sharp observant siblings at the center of the action.
I want to read more about these people of Middlehope, and though I shouldn’t expect too many murders in a small insular Shropshire village and its surrounds, I have a feeling that, like River Heights and many other fictional detective settings, crime abounds.
Another interesting element is two of the town folks’ involvement in following clues and making deductions they share with inspector Felse. Not as wanna be amateur detectives, but just as two sharp observant siblings at the center of the action.
I want to read more about these people of Middlehope, and though I shouldn’t expect too many murders in a small insular Shropshire village and its surrounds, I have a feeling that, like River Heights and many other fictional detective settings, crime abounds.
October 24, 2023
I had in fact read this one before at some point, because I could just remember who was the Actual Murderer but not why or how.
A classic whodunnit; I don't think I've read any more in the Felse Investigations line of things, although I would not object, based on this book. Light, with several stock/stereotype characters that just escape being boring, not particularly thought-provoking (besides the thought ''how society has changed since the 1960s, for better and for worse,'' which is my usual thought when reading historical fiction). A good read for a tired Deirdre.
A classic whodunnit; I don't think I've read any more in the Felse Investigations line of things, although I would not object, based on this book. Light, with several stock/stereotype characters that just escape being boring, not particularly thought-provoking (besides the thought ''how society has changed since the 1960s, for better and for worse,'' which is my usual thought when reading historical fiction). A good read for a tired Deirdre.
June 18, 2025
Not much Felse action in this one. It mostly just happens in George's vicinity.
The resolution felt rather unsatisfying. I dislike when the killer , and getting off without any consequences felt wrong. I get that
Audiobook narrator Simon Prebble is excellent. Listened at 1.1x.
The resolution felt rather unsatisfying. I dislike when the killer , and getting off without any consequences felt wrong. I get that
Audiobook narrator Simon Prebble is excellent. Listened at 1.1x.
March 29, 2023
I do like this author's Cadfael series very much. It has been a long time since I tried one of the Inspector Felse books. This one was published twenty years ago or so. I thought it was a good read. The plot was complex, the setting interesting, the characters multidimensional and their history embedded in the solution of who the "bad actor" was as the village is encompassed in evil.
I think I have avoided most of the Felse books due to overly dramatic prose at times, but today I found all the elaborate descriptions interesting.
not a library loan but purchased for 1.99 through Amazon (most of her books cost much more)
I think I have avoided most of the Felse books due to overly dramatic prose at times, but today I found all the elaborate descriptions interesting.
not a library loan but purchased for 1.99 through Amazon (most of her books cost much more)
April 30, 2020
4 stars. This was an old book that I was rereading and it was a very good little mystery. An old door had been in a wine cellar but had been moved, with much publicity, to the nearby church. There was talk in the village of a curse. And when a man was found dead in front of the door, the villagers thought it was part of the curse. But Chief Inspector George Felse is on the case and after another incident involving the door, he starts to investigate and what he finds is something other than a curse. A light and easy little read and enjoyable. I liked it.
June 8, 2020
Another mystery on the edge of Gothic. Combination of police procedural and cozy. It all begins when an ancient door is moved from an old house, once the abbot's lodging prior to the Dissolution, to the local church. The manor house residents claim that it belonged there. But did it? Or did they have another reason for the removal? When a photographer, who covered the story, returns for another look, and is discover murdered, the police are called in. But (luckily) they aren't the only ones digging into the truth, as they need all the help they can get. Highly recommended.
October 7, 2017
I love the way Ellis Peters writes her Cadfael series and was in need of a new book. The writing style is similar but rather verbose. She was still introducing characters and setting the scene in Chapter 6. However, once the actual murder investigation got going; it was much better. In a traditional Agatha Christie twist, I guessed the murderer wrong so that was a nice surprise. Not too impressed with CID Felse though, he was hardly in the book.
January 8, 2019
This is a conventional British who-done-it first published in 1970. It's the first book I've read from this author outside her Brother Cadfael series, and it features inspector Felse, a modest everyman detective quite unlike geniuses like Poirot and Holmes.
The story features engaging characters, goes at a breezy pace with the author's light touch and gentle humor--a cozy before cozies, I suppose. It's worth the read. My edition was published in 1994, when it retailed for $5.
The story features engaging characters, goes at a breezy pace with the author's light touch and gentle humor--a cozy before cozies, I suppose. It's worth the read. My edition was published in 1994, when it retailed for $5.
October 3, 2019
Set around 1970 this may seem a bit dated to younger readers - younger than say 50 years that is.
A enjoyable book, a re-read after many years. George Felse leads his police team in investigating the murder of a journalistic photographer. I'm not going to add spoilers so it's hard to say much about the story. Suffice to say the village feel as described woul make many wish to move there.
It's not an outstanding book but this is a solid mystery that gives enjoyable reading.
A enjoyable book, a re-read after many years. George Felse leads his police team in investigating the murder of a journalistic photographer. I'm not going to add spoilers so it's hard to say much about the story. Suffice to say the village feel as described woul make many wish to move there.
It's not an outstanding book but this is a solid mystery that gives enjoyable reading.
September 2, 2021
Continuing my reading (and sometimes re-reading) of this excellent police cozy. Peters's opinions of women and their roles needs to be ignored--it does reflect the time and place these are set--but these are stylish, clever puzzles, beautifully written. As always, there are young people involved in the mystery and its solution, though it is Felse's investigation.
July 9, 2017
First book I've read in the series, and it was okay that it was book 10 - the characters and story held it together.
Set in the 1960's in UK it was a good read with nice twists that were solvable by the reader if you guess correctly and paid attention.
Set in the 1960's in UK it was a good read with nice twists that were solvable by the reader if you guess correctly and paid attention.
November 15, 2017
My first read in this particular series and Detective Felse was mostly absent, so didn't discover much about his character. The ending was a bit unbelievable. This story was boring and hard to follow, but maybe that was because I read it late at night and it put me to sleep.
April 17, 2019
I figured out who did it, but not why. There are clues if you look for them. I think the reason for the murders/attempted murders are a little farfetched, and there is not enough George Felse, but still it was an enjoyable read.
April 27, 2020
The descriptions of the area are well done, and the mystery is clever. Not as clever as Agatha Christie, maybe, but definitely enjoyable. Now that I have read two books from later in the series, I’m thinking I should try to find the first few books and see how this all started.
September 16, 2022
I like this book! I’m going to start looking for the other Inspector Felse mysteries. The author is one that I already know from the Brother Cadfael series, so I look forward to enjoying this other group of books from a more recent century.
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