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Letting Go: A Felicity Paradise Crime Novel
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180 pages, Paperback
First published July 21, 2006
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October 9, 2016
Letting Go's gorgeous setting in Cornwall, England is almost worth the price of admission all on its own, but there's a lot more to recommend the book than that. Debby Fowler has created an intricate little mystery that harkens back to some of the darker aspects of Cornish history, and while Felicity is in Oxford, mentions of Woodstock Road and Jericho reminded me of Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse and put me in the perfect frame of mind to "help" her solve the crime.
"Fizzy" is an interesting main character who's sometimes strong and forthright and at others insecure and more than a little bit scared. Thankfully she has a strong secondary cast to support her-- from best friend Gilla to B&B owner Annie, to Detective Inspector Penrose, to a couple of locals in St. Ives, Martin and Billy.
There's a bit of "femjep" (female stupidly putting herself in danger), but I did find it to be... acceptable. The same goes for the tiny bit of the paranormal, which was also within my tolerance limits. Between the setting, the mystery, and the characters, I found Letting Go to be a very enjoyable read, and I look forward to continuing with the series.
"Fizzy" is an interesting main character who's sometimes strong and forthright and at others insecure and more than a little bit scared. Thankfully she has a strong secondary cast to support her-- from best friend Gilla to B&B owner Annie, to Detective Inspector Penrose, to a couple of locals in St. Ives, Martin and Billy.
There's a bit of "femjep" (female stupidly putting herself in danger), but I did find it to be... acceptable. The same goes for the tiny bit of the paranormal, which was also within my tolerance limits. Between the setting, the mystery, and the characters, I found Letting Go to be a very enjoyable read, and I look forward to continuing with the series.
August 4, 2012
The first in the Felicity Paradise mytery series. Set in Cornwall, England. Felicity uses her sixth sence or celtic sence to find out how her husband was killed. She believes is was murder not an accident. In the end she is in the middle of a interesting mystery that has many exciting twists. She is like another Miss Marple helping the local Cheif Inspector with the case. I look forward to reading the rest of the series. I love the well drawn characters and the description of the town and life.
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