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Fizz & Buchanan #9
MISSING LINK (Fizz & Buchanan Mystery) by Joyce Holms
Always in search of a good story, Fizz Fitzgerald finds it hard to hide her impatience when elderly Mrs. Sullivan is shown into her office. Genteel and motherly, Mrs. Sullivan can only spell one boredom. Fizz is more than shocked, therefore, when Mrs. Sullivan asks Fizz to help prove her guilty of murder . . . Could this story be too good to be true? Fizz is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery and ropes in long-suffering partner-in-crime, Tam Buchanan. However, Buchanan, ever the gentleman, is reluctant to accept an old lady's money on a case that can only prove to be a waste of time. Or is it? This new case for sparkling detective duo Fizz and Buchanan is as puzzling as ever. For starters, why is Mrs. Sullivan so keen to be accused of murder? Secondly, who exactly was Amada Montrose, the murder victim; Lady of the Manor; beneficent Scottish gentlewoman; or, in Mrs. Sullivan's own words, a scruffy little slut ? With at least three people claiming to be Amanda s killer, it seems there is a lot more o the Montrose murder than first meets the eye.
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First published March 1, 2007
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March 27, 2017An Original twist on crime solving, set in Scotland, and written with a light hand and a dry humour. Pleasant read and entertaining.
An amusing whodunit with an advocate and a solicitor working as a bickering team to solve a crime. A dear little old lady claims to have committed a murder and wants to confess as an innocent man has been convicted. Seems a simple task to prove that she is slightly gaga, alas things soon become highly complicated. All the action gives Fizz lots of opportunity to annoy Tam and half the fun is reading about this modern Beatrice and Benedick bickering away until they stumble on the truth.
A good read for anyone who enjoys crime without the four letter words, excess gore and hard men!
An amusing whodunit with an advocate and a solicitor working as a bickering team to solve a crime. A dear little old lady claims to have committed a murder and wants to confess as an innocent man has been convicted. Seems a simple task to prove that she is slightly gaga, alas things soon become highly complicated. All the action gives Fizz lots of opportunity to annoy Tam and half the fun is reading about this modern Beatrice and Benedick bickering away until they stumble on the truth.
A good read for anyone who enjoys crime without the four letter words, excess gore and hard men!
September 11, 2011
A new author for me. I quickly got into the unusual premise of the story and felt that the two main characters we easy to imagine. I wonder if that was because the makeup of this twosome is quite familiar ie Male - by the book; conservative. Female - a bit off the wall; spontaneous. Chalk and Cheese. Will they -wont they?
I did think that there was a glitch in the storyline. Why didnt Buchanan ask Chloe what she was doing down by the pool after he fell?
I did think that there was a glitch in the storyline. Why didnt Buchanan ask Chloe what she was doing down by the pool after he fell?
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