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Rona Parish #5
Rogue in Porcelain
The new Rona Parish mysteryWriting an article on old family businesses, Rona Parish contacts Curzon, local manufacturers of fine bone china, when she learns theyre launching a spectacular new line. Little does she realize that she will directly precipitate a terrible tragedy, a tragedy whose roots stretch back to George Curzon, son of the firms founder and known to his contemporaries as The Rogue in Porcelain...
- GenresMystery
250 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2007
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July 29, 2020
Another great read by Fraser-
Rona Parish, an author, is currently working on biographies involving old family businesses in her county. This book involves a family who's been in the pottery business for several generations. On their anniversary, they want to introduce a new line of china, and Rona will produce an article at the time of release.
Rona meets one of the company's nephews, and there's an immediate attraction between them. She also meets a woman who she instantly forms a warm friendship with.
Meanwhile, Rona's parents start to move on with their lives, Lindsey is still juggling men, and has a new one in mind, and Max visits his ailing father.
While Rona does research for her article, a few secrets from the family's past come to light, and a murder is committed.
Rona Parish, an author, is currently working on biographies involving old family businesses in her county. This book involves a family who's been in the pottery business for several generations. On their anniversary, they want to introduce a new line of china, and Rona will produce an article at the time of release.
Rona meets one of the company's nephews, and there's an immediate attraction between them. She also meets a woman who she instantly forms a warm friendship with.
Meanwhile, Rona's parents start to move on with their lives, Lindsey is still juggling men, and has a new one in mind, and Max visits his ailing father.
While Rona does research for her article, a few secrets from the family's past come to light, and a murder is committed.
October 19, 2015
Rona Parish is writing a series of articles about local family firms and her latest subject is the Curzon china company which has been in existence for almost one hundred and fifty years. Rona likes to highlight the human element in her articles and is pleased to hear that there are family stories of a scandal and she hopes to hear more about it.
Unfortunately the old scandal may still have repercussions in the present and Rona's investigations could just turn over a few stones which might have been better left where they were. In her private life she has made a new friend and her parents seem to be settling down in the new status quo though Rona is still worried about twin sister Lindsey and her inability to attract men who make her happy.
This is an entertaining and well written mystery and I enjoyed reading it. I like Rona as a character and I think her unconventional lifestyle makes a change from the usual marital situation. I am enjoying this series and the books can be read as a standalone novels as well as part of a series.
Unfortunately the old scandal may still have repercussions in the present and Rona's investigations could just turn over a few stones which might have been better left where they were. In her private life she has made a new friend and her parents seem to be settling down in the new status quo though Rona is still worried about twin sister Lindsey and her inability to attract men who make her happy.
This is an entertaining and well written mystery and I enjoyed reading it. I like Rona as a character and I think her unconventional lifestyle makes a change from the usual marital situation. I am enjoying this series and the books can be read as a standalone novels as well as part of a series.
June 25, 2010
It was a pretty good story, but in the end, it seemed as if the author had grown tired of working on it and just wanted it over and done. To my mind, she left a few loose ends, as well.
October 19, 2012
Not a bad story but somewhat of a weak ending.
September 8, 2018
As far as the story goes, this was probably my favourite so far. Good plot and fewer incidences of stupidity as a plot-furthering device.
And it was totally annoying, that because Rona's husband got kissed by a secondary character in the last book, Rona had to be kissed in this book. *sigh*
And it was totally annoying, that because Rona's husband got kissed by a secondary character in the last book, Rona had to be kissed in this book. *sigh*
December 16, 2023
This series reads like Barbara Cartland meets Agatha Christie. For much of it, I find it fun and enjoyable. Some of it gets a bit too Cartland-ish for me. And some of it seems like it was done in a rushed deadline ending. That being said, on the whole, I like it enough to keep going...
September 5, 2017
Pleasant but unremrkable exmple of the British contemporry mystery genre.
January 17, 2018
Love this series, except for her rapid endings!
February 29, 2012
Journalist Rona Parrish is writing a magazine article (or two, she's not sure yet) about the porcelain company started 150 years ago by the Curzon family. She wants the story of the people involved, whose descendents still own the firm. Naturally, there are some things that the family would rather keep to themselves. As Fraser usually does, she includes information about Rona's twin sister's complex romantic relationships and the progress of the twins' parents' divorce. Into what seems to be a straight novel, murder intrudes.
July 10, 2008
Part of a series set in modern England.Well paced and easy to read with likeable characters.
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