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Peter and Georgia Marsh #1
Die Morde von Wickenham
Introducing a new mystery series from a popular library author
Peter Marsh a former policeman invalided out of the force and his daughter, Georgia, set out to solve a murder mystery from the past. In 1929 Davy Todd was charged with murdering Ada Proctor in the Kent village of Wickenham, and as Marsh & Daughter begin their investigation a skeleton is found in the woods nearby. Is there a link between these two seemingly unconnected events?
Peter Marsh a former policeman invalided out of the force and his daughter, Georgia, set out to solve a murder mystery from the past. In 1929 Davy Todd was charged with murdering Ada Proctor in the Kent village of Wickenham, and as Marsh & Daughter begin their investigation a skeleton is found in the woods nearby. Is there a link between these two seemingly unconnected events?
314 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2004
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About the author
Amy Myers
134 books69 followersaka Laura Daniels, Harriet Hudson
Amy Myers was born in Kent, where she still lives, although she has now ventured to the far side of the Medway. For many years a director of a London publishing company, she is now a full-time writer. Married to an American, she lived for some years in Paris, where, surrounded by food, she first dreamed up her Victorian chef detective Auguste Didier. Currently she is writing her contemporary crime series starring Jack Colby, car detective, and in between his adventures continuing her Marsh & Daughter series and her Victorian chimnney sweep Tom Wasp novels.
Series:
* Peter and Georgia March
* Auguste Didier
* Tom Wasp
Anthologies edited:
* After Midnight Stories
Amy Myers was born in Kent, where she still lives, although she has now ventured to the far side of the Medway. For many years a director of a London publishing company, she is now a full-time writer. Married to an American, she lived for some years in Paris, where, surrounded by food, she first dreamed up her Victorian chef detective Auguste Didier. Currently she is writing her contemporary crime series starring Jack Colby, car detective, and in between his adventures continuing her Marsh & Daughter series and her Victorian chimnney sweep Tom Wasp novels.
Series:
* Peter and Georgia March
* Auguste Didier
* Tom Wasp
Anthologies edited:
* After Midnight Stories
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November 5, 2018
This is a very different approach to uncovering the truth about who was responsible for the murder of two people many years ago. A father/daughter team work up theories where no evidence or little evidence remains to uncover the most likely events leading up to two deaths in Wickenham, a village where strangers are not embraced.
It is a working relationship based on mutual respect with Peter, the father in a wheelchair, active in compiling research from his source materials whilst the daughter Georgia visits sites, meets people and gathers information forming possible scenarios that may lead to the truth.
The results of their investigations are compiled for publishing, so rather than arrests, the end product
of their diligent crime research is books.
This book should appeal to people who enjoy detailed research and bouncing off theories based on hostile and/or resistant source witnesses when little physical evidence is available.
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It is a working relationship based on mutual respect with Peter, the father in a wheelchair, active in compiling research from his source materials whilst the daughter Georgia visits sites, meets people and gathers information forming possible scenarios that may lead to the truth.
The results of their investigations are compiled for publishing, so rather than arrests, the end product
of their diligent crime research is books.
This book should appeal to people who enjoy detailed research and bouncing off theories based on hostile and/or resistant source witnesses when little physical evidence is available.
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March 4, 2025
DNF 30 %
Ich mochte die Nell-Drury-Serie der Autorin wirklich gern, darum hat mich der erste Band von Marsh & Daughter leider sehr enttäuscht. Schon der Anfang fiel mir recht schwer, der Schreibstil ist irgendwie sperrig. Auf der einen Seite wird man ohne große Vorrede in die Handlung hineingeworfen, auf der anderen Seite bleiben die Charaktere sehr blass. Nach und nach erfährt man zwar mehr über Peter und Georgia, aber irgendwie fand ich es sehr oberflächlich und kalt, es fehlt an Menschlichkeit und Empathie in der Beschreibung von Personen. Darüber hinaus hat mich der merkwürdig esoterische Einschlag mit den "Fingerabdrücken auf der Zeit" total gestört. Ich lese gerne Krimis mit Geistern und übernatürlichen Einschlag, aber hier ist das so merkwürdig geschrieben, dass es mich extrem genervt hat. Auch der Fall, die "Ermittlungen" und die Personen fand ich nicht interessant.
Ich mochte die Nell-Drury-Serie der Autorin wirklich gern, darum hat mich der erste Band von Marsh & Daughter leider sehr enttäuscht. Schon der Anfang fiel mir recht schwer, der Schreibstil ist irgendwie sperrig. Auf der einen Seite wird man ohne große Vorrede in die Handlung hineingeworfen, auf der anderen Seite bleiben die Charaktere sehr blass. Nach und nach erfährt man zwar mehr über Peter und Georgia, aber irgendwie fand ich es sehr oberflächlich und kalt, es fehlt an Menschlichkeit und Empathie in der Beschreibung von Personen. Darüber hinaus hat mich der merkwürdig esoterische Einschlag mit den "Fingerabdrücken auf der Zeit" total gestört. Ich lese gerne Krimis mit Geistern und übernatürlichen Einschlag, aber hier ist das so merkwürdig geschrieben, dass es mich extrem genervt hat. Auch der Fall, die "Ermittlungen" und die Personen fand ich nicht interessant.
July 2, 2018
Too factual, could NOT get into it, DNF
Honesty compels me to say I DNF. It is rare I do not finish a book, but I tried and tried again and both times I really couldn’t get into it. At all. So it could have gotten better at the end; maybe I didn’t give it enough of a chance, but this is my honest opinion of the first part of the book.
I didn’t like Peter. He acts condescendingly towards his daughter, when she doesn’t remember something properly. And playing music very loudly at 3 a.m. thus keeping Georgia awake? How selfish and rude. How about turning it down or using headphones.
The story started out a bit dry and factual. The descriptions were too long and slightly boring. They went on and on and I started skipping bits of that. The story didn’t pull me in and I found my mind wandering off to other things. It didn’t hold my interest. The case wasn’t interesting to me. It all felt static as opposed to lively.
I must say the research was very thorough. But I kept on having to force myself to read on and I came to a point where I thought why? I’m not enjoying this, why read any further? So I’m sorry to say this just wasn’t for me. I guess I’m more into the light-hearted stories.
Honesty compels me to say I DNF. It is rare I do not finish a book, but I tried and tried again and both times I really couldn’t get into it. At all. So it could have gotten better at the end; maybe I didn’t give it enough of a chance, but this is my honest opinion of the first part of the book.
I didn’t like Peter. He acts condescendingly towards his daughter, when she doesn’t remember something properly. And playing music very loudly at 3 a.m. thus keeping Georgia awake? How selfish and rude. How about turning it down or using headphones.
The story started out a bit dry and factual. The descriptions were too long and slightly boring. They went on and on and I started skipping bits of that. The story didn’t pull me in and I found my mind wandering off to other things. It didn’t hold my interest. The case wasn’t interesting to me. It all felt static as opposed to lively.
I must say the research was very thorough. But I kept on having to force myself to read on and I came to a point where I thought why? I’m not enjoying this, why read any further? So I’m sorry to say this just wasn’t for me. I guess I’m more into the light-hearted stories.
November 10, 2019
I considered adding a "convoluted" shelf for this novel, but decided I have enough shelves already, and "tedious" is probably good enough. This mystery was not terrible, but the characters were not very engaging, and the plot was hard to follow--or maybe I wasn't interested enough. The main characters' personal tragedies (bad first marriage, son/brother gone missing, wife/mother deserted) seemed like unnecessary filler.
November 20, 2018
Boring and pedestrian
I started reading this book but after the first few chapters I found myself thinking this is beginning to bore me. The characters had no real personality and I felt that the story was just dragging. I then went to the end of the book to find out who did it , something I hardly ever do as I wanted to get it finished. Disappointing.
I started reading this book but after the first few chapters I found myself thinking this is beginning to bore me. The characters had no real personality and I felt that the story was just dragging. I then went to the end of the book to find out who did it , something I hardly ever do as I wanted to get it finished. Disappointing.
February 14, 2019
Difficult to Read
The story concept was great. Unfortunately, reading felt like wandering in a maze. I kept trudging forward in hopes of improvement and to discover the solution. Sadly found ending wanting.
Perhaps author intends this to detail real way crimes/mysteries are solved. This attempt just doesn't work.
The story concept was great. Unfortunately, reading felt like wandering in a maze. I kept trudging forward in hopes of improvement and to discover the solution. Sadly found ending wanting.
Perhaps author intends this to detail real way crimes/mysteries are solved. This attempt just doesn't work.
April 30, 2020
"Heavy going"
I gave up after three chapters. I wasn't enjoying the writing style, the superfluous level of detailed description or the premise of the historical murder. I thought I'd purchased a light-hearted fast-paced read. Far from it, this was heavy going.
I gave up after three chapters. I wasn't enjoying the writing style, the superfluous level of detailed description or the premise of the historical murder. I thought I'd purchased a light-hearted fast-paced read. Far from it, this was heavy going.
April 27, 2020
Georgia and father Peter Marsh investors of "Fingerprints in Time". They believe they have a new idea for their next book. The 1929 murder of Ada Proctor, a doctor's daughter, by Davy Todd in the village of Wickenham in Kent. Mary Elgin knows her young love was innocent of the murder but she was not believed at the time.
Then a skeleton is found at the bottom of a denehole in the woods of the Wickenham Manor Hotel, will this help her cause or not. But then long held feuds in the village come to a head over the selling of the village sports fields resulting in a death.
Is there any connections between all the various deaths over the years.
An interesting story. A good start to a new series
Then a skeleton is found at the bottom of a denehole in the woods of the Wickenham Manor Hotel, will this help her cause or not. But then long held feuds in the village come to a head over the selling of the village sports fields resulting in a death.
Is there any connections between all the various deaths over the years.
An interesting story. A good start to a new series
November 2, 2018
Interesting Story
Wickenham has fingerprints - psychic fingerprints of unrest and unfinished business. Ex-police Peter Marsh (because of an injury that left him in a wheelchair) and his daughter Georgia are writers who investigate old mysteries and a skeleton has been found in a denehole with an expensive French watch. There is also the matter of a possible miscarriage of justice from 40 years earlier. Might the skeleton and the old murder possibly have something in common?
Wickenham has fingerprints - psychic fingerprints of unrest and unfinished business. Ex-police Peter Marsh (because of an injury that left him in a wheelchair) and his daughter Georgia are writers who investigate old mysteries and a skeleton has been found in a denehole with an expensive French watch. There is also the matter of a possible miscarriage of justice from 40 years earlier. Might the skeleton and the old murder possibly have something in common?
December 19, 2020
Fingerprints in time
Interesting twist on a murder investigation. Father and daughter team up to investigate a 70 year old murder as a basis for a true crime book they are writing, running afoul of the modern descendants in a sleepy little English village. Well written and peopled with engaging characters, this story offers some mental gymnastics while they follow the shadows of clues. While I found it intriguing, it was also confusing in parts as the heritage of the modern characters left my head spinning a little! Overall though, enjoyable and interesting. Editing was good apart from an hilarious few paragraphs where a gentleman called Olly was referred back and forth by his name and Oily (a typo) even in the same sentence. Worth a read.
Interesting twist on a murder investigation. Father and daughter team up to investigate a 70 year old murder as a basis for a true crime book they are writing, running afoul of the modern descendants in a sleepy little English village. Well written and peopled with engaging characters, this story offers some mental gymnastics while they follow the shadows of clues. While I found it intriguing, it was also confusing in parts as the heritage of the modern characters left my head spinning a little! Overall though, enjoyable and interesting. Editing was good apart from an hilarious few paragraphs where a gentleman called Olly was referred back and forth by his name and Oily (a typo) even in the same sentence. Worth a read.
January 12, 2023
Good start but ending left me flat...
I am a big fan of British mystery and subscribe to every British streaming channel available to me in the states, so I was excited to pick up The Wickenham Murders, the first book in Marsh and Daughter series by Amy Myers. As I began to read I thought this would make a great start for a television series on Britbox or Acorn, fitting right in with Midsommers Murders or Murdock Mysteries. The storyline of a father- daughter team solving cold crimes was an excellent idea. I could picture the team, crusty old disabled police detective, Peter Marsh and his daughter Georgia. The characters are very relatable even for this old colonist whose only knowledge of England comes from a week spent in London back in 1980s! The mystery, a 70 years old murder, in the village of Wickenham and a recent find of a skeleton found in a denehole (medieval chalk extraction pit) was compelling. Yet, I struggled to get caught up in the book, and restarted three times before finally forcing myself to stick with it after the New Year. Even then it took more than a week to finish it, unheard for an avid reader such as myself who reads a book a day usually.
I daresay part of the problem rest solely with me. Amy Meyers includes an incredible amount of British history as well as particulars of village life around Kent in her novel. The vocabulary unfamiliar to me. I made extensive use of Kindle's reference resources, frequently switching to the in -line dictionary and encyclopedia while making copious notes on items I highlighted as I read. I would then have to re-read numerous passages to make sense of what I previously researched. This may not be the case with another reader with more extensive knowledge of Britain beyond the Regency period.
Ms Myers involves a large number of village people in support of her main character's. Many of these support characters have the quirky personalities typical in a small town. After awhile though I found my self making a chart to keep track of names, jobs and how they were related! I became so confused by who was who and how they fit in the story. Twisted plot lines with last minute surprises are to be expected in a murder mystery especially if the crime is over 70 years ago. The premise behind the work of Marsh and Daughter is that unsolved crime leaves "fingerprints in time" affecting lives years later. So the juxtaposition of past politics, lives and people with those of current times was anticipated. Yet, again I found myself going back sometimes whole chapters and again drawing charts to understand what was happening. It definitely took something away from my enjoyment of reading.
Finally, after I had settled into the novel and was beginning to enjoy myself, Amy Myers threw one last twist adding an entirely new line of inquiring after the climax which is never really solved. Not quite a cliffhanger as she ended the investigation but it left me with more questions than solutions and a bad taste in my mouth.
I am left with an uncertain feeling about this novel. I haven't completely given up on Amy Myers or this series. Yet, I am not as exuberant with my praise. The jury remains out on The Wickenham Murders and I look forward to reading what others thought about the book!
I am a big fan of British mystery and subscribe to every British streaming channel available to me in the states, so I was excited to pick up The Wickenham Murders, the first book in Marsh and Daughter series by Amy Myers. As I began to read I thought this would make a great start for a television series on Britbox or Acorn, fitting right in with Midsommers Murders or Murdock Mysteries. The storyline of a father- daughter team solving cold crimes was an excellent idea. I could picture the team, crusty old disabled police detective, Peter Marsh and his daughter Georgia. The characters are very relatable even for this old colonist whose only knowledge of England comes from a week spent in London back in 1980s! The mystery, a 70 years old murder, in the village of Wickenham and a recent find of a skeleton found in a denehole (medieval chalk extraction pit) was compelling. Yet, I struggled to get caught up in the book, and restarted three times before finally forcing myself to stick with it after the New Year. Even then it took more than a week to finish it, unheard for an avid reader such as myself who reads a book a day usually.
I daresay part of the problem rest solely with me. Amy Meyers includes an incredible amount of British history as well as particulars of village life around Kent in her novel. The vocabulary unfamiliar to me. I made extensive use of Kindle's reference resources, frequently switching to the in -line dictionary and encyclopedia while making copious notes on items I highlighted as I read. I would then have to re-read numerous passages to make sense of what I previously researched. This may not be the case with another reader with more extensive knowledge of Britain beyond the Regency period.
Ms Myers involves a large number of village people in support of her main character's. Many of these support characters have the quirky personalities typical in a small town. After awhile though I found my self making a chart to keep track of names, jobs and how they were related! I became so confused by who was who and how they fit in the story. Twisted plot lines with last minute surprises are to be expected in a murder mystery especially if the crime is over 70 years ago. The premise behind the work of Marsh and Daughter is that unsolved crime leaves "fingerprints in time" affecting lives years later. So the juxtaposition of past politics, lives and people with those of current times was anticipated. Yet, again I found myself going back sometimes whole chapters and again drawing charts to understand what was happening. It definitely took something away from my enjoyment of reading.
Finally, after I had settled into the novel and was beginning to enjoy myself, Amy Myers threw one last twist adding an entirely new line of inquiring after the climax which is never really solved. Not quite a cliffhanger as she ended the investigation but it left me with more questions than solutions and a bad taste in my mouth.
I am left with an uncertain feeling about this novel. I haven't completely given up on Amy Myers or this series. Yet, I am not as exuberant with my praise. The jury remains out on The Wickenham Murders and I look forward to reading what others thought about the book!
May 4, 2020
An intellectual but still cozy mystery!
The unusual investigative team of Marsh and Daughter solve old cases and then use their research to write a book. Peter Marsh is a former policeman who was retired following an injury on the job that left him wheelchair bound. His daughter Georgia is the "legs" of the team. The story is told from her point of view.
Ada Proctor was murdered in 1929; Davy Todd was convicted of the crime and hanged. His girlfriend Mary Elgin knew he was innocent but because her father contradicted her testimony at trial she was not believed. Ninety-seven year old Mary, now residing in a nursing home, does not want to die until Davy is proven innocent. An interesting beginning to a Marsh and Daughter investigation that is further complicated by the recent discovery of a skeleton in a "denehole"--a naturally occurring fissure in the Kent countryside. Are the two deaths connected?
When Georgia first visits Wickenham, she discovers the Todd/Elgin families are nursing a deep seated grudge that permeates the present day community. "‘Fingerprints left on Time,’ is how Peter and she described [the feeling]. Nothing harsh, nothing tangible, just the imprint of traumatic events on the places where they had happened, especially those that had had no closure." Wickenham even has two pubs, one frequented by Todds and the other by Elgins.
When Georgia arrives, the simmering feud is erupting in the village's fury over a pending sale of an ancient manor house with property that the villagers had used for years for sports fields with permission of the manor house family.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was one that sent me doing my own research into the history of Kent and factions that have spanned centuries (residents are considered "Kentish Men" or "Men of Kent"--a distinction based loosely on class and which side of the River Medway they reside). Peter and Georgia's research into the old deaths (and how they might be connected to a current one) was fascinating as they took clue after clue and ultimately fitted them into a theory of the case by the end of the story. Some may find their procedure plodding, but I loved following the clues with them. I would definitely read more books in this series.
I received an Advanced Review Copy from Book Sirens and am leaving this review voluntarily.
The unusual investigative team of Marsh and Daughter solve old cases and then use their research to write a book. Peter Marsh is a former policeman who was retired following an injury on the job that left him wheelchair bound. His daughter Georgia is the "legs" of the team. The story is told from her point of view.
Ada Proctor was murdered in 1929; Davy Todd was convicted of the crime and hanged. His girlfriend Mary Elgin knew he was innocent but because her father contradicted her testimony at trial she was not believed. Ninety-seven year old Mary, now residing in a nursing home, does not want to die until Davy is proven innocent. An interesting beginning to a Marsh and Daughter investigation that is further complicated by the recent discovery of a skeleton in a "denehole"--a naturally occurring fissure in the Kent countryside. Are the two deaths connected?
When Georgia first visits Wickenham, she discovers the Todd/Elgin families are nursing a deep seated grudge that permeates the present day community. "‘Fingerprints left on Time,’ is how Peter and she described [the feeling]. Nothing harsh, nothing tangible, just the imprint of traumatic events on the places where they had happened, especially those that had had no closure." Wickenham even has two pubs, one frequented by Todds and the other by Elgins.
When Georgia arrives, the simmering feud is erupting in the village's fury over a pending sale of an ancient manor house with property that the villagers had used for years for sports fields with permission of the manor house family.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was one that sent me doing my own research into the history of Kent and factions that have spanned centuries (residents are considered "Kentish Men" or "Men of Kent"--a distinction based loosely on class and which side of the River Medway they reside). Peter and Georgia's research into the old deaths (and how they might be connected to a current one) was fascinating as they took clue after clue and ultimately fitted them into a theory of the case by the end of the story. Some may find their procedure plodding, but I loved following the clues with them. I would definitely read more books in this series.
I received an Advanced Review Copy from Book Sirens and am leaving this review voluntarily.
June 18, 2019
Not your typical murder mystery. Instead a pair of true crime writers, father and daughter, investigate unsolved murders. I enjoy all the details of research, both the frustrating ones that don't go anywhere and the ones that do. This book is full of that, also, possible theories of what might have happen without lots of physical proof. It does not exist after so many years. Not everyone enjoys this and might find it boring.
Told from the pov of the daughter, the story is not only focused on the past. Details about her failed romance and present lover complicate her life, particularly because her lover is their publisher which brings a certain amount of pressure in of itself. On the other hand, I was left cold about the father. He is a curmudgeon and nothing is told from his pov. There isn't enough time spent with him to get a good feel for him other than certain phrases that are used over and over again.
I enjoyed the book and would read another in the series.
Told from the pov of the daughter, the story is not only focused on the past. Details about her failed romance and present lover complicate her life, particularly because her lover is their publisher which brings a certain amount of pressure in of itself. On the other hand, I was left cold about the father. He is a curmudgeon and nothing is told from his pov. There isn't enough time spent with him to get a good feel for him other than certain phrases that are used over and over again.
I enjoyed the book and would read another in the series.
May 5, 2020
This mystery novel is very heavy on the process of archival research and logically reflecting over how to deduce based on limited facts in a cold case, so oral history and historical research are also important. It is a father/daughter book writing team, therapeutically working through their own family traumas as they deal with issues of varied victims and accused. He is a retired detective, now in a wheelchair, and high maintenance. She is a divorced, 34, dating their publisher, and the tale is told from her perspective. It involves a longstanding village feud in Kent, a skeleton found in a denehole there, and ab old lady ina nursing home, who maintains her lober in youth was unjustly framed for a murder he didn't commit.
I would not recommend this to many used to light fluffy cozy mysteries. It is for those interested in more cerebral reflections on the investigative process, and even there, it drags a bit at times. Also, very British sensibilities.
I would not recommend this to many used to light fluffy cozy mysteries. It is for those interested in more cerebral reflections on the investigative process, and even there, it drags a bit at times. Also, very British sensibilities.
May 12, 2020
Slow and confusing
I prefer mysteries with plots that have tension and suspense. Here, however, is the fictional story of how a father-daughter research team comes up with a hypothetical solution to a seventy-year-old murder. The reader simply follows along as the daughter visits libraries, travels to France, and interviews people in the village where the murder took place. Along the way, a considerable number of characters are mentioned, to the extent that I often couldn't recall who was being referred to or why they were relevant. The solution is arrived at all of a sudden without any actual evidence to support it, and there the book ends. None of the characters were particularly well-developed, so it was impossible to care very much about the victims or the murderers or, for that matter, about the mystery-solving duo. With little action and no suspense, I found this to be a pretty hard slog.
I prefer mysteries with plots that have tension and suspense. Here, however, is the fictional story of how a father-daughter research team comes up with a hypothetical solution to a seventy-year-old murder. The reader simply follows along as the daughter visits libraries, travels to France, and interviews people in the village where the murder took place. Along the way, a considerable number of characters are mentioned, to the extent that I often couldn't recall who was being referred to or why they were relevant. The solution is arrived at all of a sudden without any actual evidence to support it, and there the book ends. None of the characters were particularly well-developed, so it was impossible to care very much about the victims or the murderers or, for that matter, about the mystery-solving duo. With little action and no suspense, I found this to be a pretty hard slog.
May 18, 2018
I received this book for free and voluntarily reviewed it. This book is related to a mystery happening in a village called Wickenham related to a possible murder in the 1920s. This is being researched by the father and daughter team known as Marsh and Daughter who find themselves further into village stories and feuds. The story sets off slowly but does pick up the further you read into the book and the story starts unravelling the mystery as it goes along. I did not warm to the father character in the book which made some parts of the book less intriguing for me as I found him frustrating but this is due to the character he is and makes the team of father and daughter work well.
I gave this story 3 stars as I thought it started slowly and I didn't warm to the characters in the book well but I would read others in the series as overall it was an enjoyable book to read.
I gave this story 3 stars as I thought it started slowly and I didn't warm to the characters in the book well but I would read others in the series as overall it was an enjoyable book to read.
April 3, 2020
The first in a series of cozy mysteries set in Kent, a father and daughter team (Peter and Georgia) ready to solve them; once solved, Peter uses the information to write a book about the mystery.
This one is about a body which has been found in a dene hole which may be related to the death of a doctor's daughter in the early 20th Century. A local man was hanged for her murder, but his sweetheart, still living is convinced it wasn't him and asks Georgia and Peter to clear his name before she dies.
Whilst on the trail to find out who the body is in the dene hole and who did kill Ada Procter, the doctor's daughter, another murder takes place in the same village, bringing the case right up to date.
Throw in a romance between Georgia and their publisher and the premise for the books is set. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
This one is about a body which has been found in a dene hole which may be related to the death of a doctor's daughter in the early 20th Century. A local man was hanged for her murder, but his sweetheart, still living is convinced it wasn't him and asks Georgia and Peter to clear his name before she dies.
Whilst on the trail to find out who the body is in the dene hole and who did kill Ada Procter, the doctor's daughter, another murder takes place in the same village, bringing the case right up to date.
Throw in a romance between Georgia and their publisher and the premise for the books is set. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
October 13, 2018
A very different and interesting story
I can see all the evidence as laid out by the discoveries Georgia made, and very much agree to the end result, but what a shame it can't be, or couldn't be proven thru true evidence. It was a deep and twisting story that made you want to get to the end to find out the truth. I don't usually read mysteries like this in proving that a past murderer was to innocent. I read the ones where they're trying to find a present murderer, but this was a really good story. I love the father & daughter team, and recommend trying it I believe you'll be hooked to the past and the tragedies that happened and the people involved. There's definitely danger there also for those who want to keep the secrets and those who want them told.
I can see all the evidence as laid out by the discoveries Georgia made, and very much agree to the end result, but what a shame it can't be, or couldn't be proven thru true evidence. It was a deep and twisting story that made you want to get to the end to find out the truth. I don't usually read mysteries like this in proving that a past murderer was to innocent. I read the ones where they're trying to find a present murderer, but this was a really good story. I love the father & daughter team, and recommend trying it I believe you'll be hooked to the past and the tragedies that happened and the people involved. There's definitely danger there also for those who want to keep the secrets and those who want them told.
November 11, 2020
A bit of a slog...
The concept of this book was good and drew me in, however I found it hard to follow. There were too many characters to keep a grip of the plot and how everyone pieced together. The style of writing was somewhat convoluted and the shadow of Zac added nothing and seemed pointless. The repetition of “fingerprints on Time”, not too mention the capitalisation of the “T” grated on me such that I nearly gave in after a few chapters. I persevered though and although I had worked out about a third of the way through what had happened, overall I think I enjoyed the latter part of the story more. I fear, however, I am not moved to read anymore books in the series.
The concept of this book was good and drew me in, however I found it hard to follow. There were too many characters to keep a grip of the plot and how everyone pieced together. The style of writing was somewhat convoluted and the shadow of Zac added nothing and seemed pointless. The repetition of “fingerprints on Time”, not too mention the capitalisation of the “T” grated on me such that I nearly gave in after a few chapters. I persevered though and although I had worked out about a third of the way through what had happened, overall I think I enjoyed the latter part of the story more. I fear, however, I am not moved to read anymore books in the series.
July 14, 2021
A good mystery with interesting characters
This is a good mystery featuring wheelchair-bound Peter Marsh and his daughter, Georgia. They live next door to each other and work as a team, researching and writing books about true crime cases.
They read a news item about a skeleton discovered in a collapsed denehole in Wickenham. They also learn of an unsolved murder in the same village back in 1929. Peter is interested in learning the identity of the skeleton. Georgia wants to learn more about the murder of Ada Proctor, the doctor's daughter, who was murdered on Hallowe'en night 1929.
There are fewer than ten misspelled words, but the book cries out for proper usage of commas.
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This is a good mystery featuring wheelchair-bound Peter Marsh and his daughter, Georgia. They live next door to each other and work as a team, researching and writing books about true crime cases.
They read a news item about a skeleton discovered in a collapsed denehole in Wickenham. They also learn of an unsolved murder in the same village back in 1929. Peter is interested in learning the identity of the skeleton. Georgia wants to learn more about the murder of Ada Proctor, the doctor's daughter, who was murdered on Hallowe'en night 1929.
There are fewer than ten misspelled words, but the book cries out for proper usage of commas.
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November 17, 2024
I expected a simples cozy mystery. Well, it was not!
Amazing, how an author can think of such a complicated story. Everything is connected with everything. Nothing is what is seems.
I still have questions, like how did you come up with the issue of the tags?
I will re-read the story and make family trees as I go. All the people involved in this story got me a bit confused. But that is me.
I like the book very much and am curious about the next book in the series. I will have my pen and notebook ready then.
After finishing this book, I found a list of explanation of words for US readers, which is also very helpful for non-native speakers for English, like myself.
Another reason to read this again.
Amazing, how an author can think of such a complicated story. Everything is connected with everything. Nothing is what is seems.
I still have questions, like how did you come up with the issue of the tags?
I will re-read the story and make family trees as I go. All the people involved in this story got me a bit confused. But that is me.
I like the book very much and am curious about the next book in the series. I will have my pen and notebook ready then.
After finishing this book, I found a list of explanation of words for US readers, which is also very helpful for non-native speakers for English, like myself.
Another reason to read this again.
May 9, 2020
Good....but.
A well written whodunit without four letter words or sex. But...oh, dear it is very pedestrian. It seems to go on forever without getting anywhere and it has an abrupt end as if the author had suddenly lost interest in her characters. A father/daughter combo of cold case detectives are the protagonists which is a nice new slant. Together they investigate mid world war murder case for which a young man was hung. Good description of village life and prejudices. But conclusion leaves lots of unsatisfactory loose ends. Might try another in series to see if it improves. Recommended as unexciting, sleep provoking mystery.
A well written whodunit without four letter words or sex. But...oh, dear it is very pedestrian. It seems to go on forever without getting anywhere and it has an abrupt end as if the author had suddenly lost interest in her characters. A father/daughter combo of cold case detectives are the protagonists which is a nice new slant. Together they investigate mid world war murder case for which a young man was hung. Good description of village life and prejudices. But conclusion leaves lots of unsatisfactory loose ends. Might try another in series to see if it improves. Recommended as unexciting, sleep provoking mystery.
December 27, 2022
Hooray! Another "find" for me! I really like the way this author writes and the concept of a father/daughter crime writing team. Father is a former police inspector who was retired when shot on duty and paralyzed. Daughter is his research assistant, who helps not only with archives but is the boots on the ground. Rather the Archie to Nero without the orchids or obesity. There's also a hint of a paranormal side to this series too. They choose places to research and write about sometimes based feelings they call "fingerprints of time". Don't you love that description? I can't wait to see what more they do with this idea. Really good.
October 5, 2023
Mary Elgin ❤️ Davey Todd
A cold case mystery, after WW2, England. Mary loved Davey. They were caught up in a feud. With circumstances beyond their control, Davey was accused, convicted and hung for the crime of murder. His Mary knew he was innocent because they were together at the time of the murder. Modern day. A skeleton was found in a cave entrance and in the process of identifying the remains also solved the cold case.
Interesting book. Many ideas were followed sometimes hard to follow with it. Cold cases are unique in that there is always a correct answer if the evidence is followed.
A cold case mystery, after WW2, England. Mary loved Davey. They were caught up in a feud. With circumstances beyond their control, Davey was accused, convicted and hung for the crime of murder. His Mary knew he was innocent because they were together at the time of the murder. Modern day. A skeleton was found in a cave entrance and in the process of identifying the remains also solved the cold case.
Interesting book. Many ideas were followed sometimes hard to follow with it. Cold cases are unique in that there is always a correct answer if the evidence is followed.
October 10, 2018
This is the first of the Marsh and Daughter mystery. Georgia and her father Peter solve old mysteries and then write books about it. This was a good mystery, really didn't solve it until the end. The characters were OK, not the best of cozy mysteries.
In this book, Georgia and Peter are interested in a death from 1929 and a body recently found in a hole in the same area, the village of Wickenham. There is also a long simmering feud going on in the village. Peter especially gets a "sniff" of something hiding. Maybe?
Worth reading, may or may not read the rest of the series.
In this book, Georgia and Peter are interested in a death from 1929 and a body recently found in a hole in the same area, the village of Wickenham. There is also a long simmering feud going on in the village. Peter especially gets a "sniff" of something hiding. Maybe?
Worth reading, may or may not read the rest of the series.
April 15, 2019
Great twists and turns
I read this book feeling like I was right beside Georgia. Everything was described perfectly, so much so I could see the village of Wickenham, along with the folks involved. Yet not overly described - just enough. Just when you think they have it practically solved another twist appears. Even though I thought along the same lines as Margaret I still had trouble tying it all up. I so loved how Georgia and Peter would try out scenarios , diffEvent and enjoyable.
I read this book feeling like I was right beside Georgia. Everything was described perfectly, so much so I could see the village of Wickenham, along with the folks involved. Yet not overly described - just enough. Just when you think they have it practically solved another twist appears. Even though I thought along the same lines as Margaret I still had trouble tying it all up. I so loved how Georgia and Peter would try out scenarios , diffEvent and enjoyable.
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May 3, 2020Fingerprints Left in Time
Peter Marsh and his daughter, Georgia love to study history envisioned past murders and then produce books. They find a fascinating tale from 1929 in the village of Wickenham, Kent where a young man named Davy Todd was charged with murdering a young girl, Ads Proctor. The young man's girl friend swears he did not do it but he was convicted and hanged. Her name is Mary and she is now in a nursing home but doesn't want to leave this world until her Davy is proved innocent. It is a tough challenge but a fascinating one!
Peter Marsh and his daughter, Georgia love to study history envisioned past murders and then produce books. They find a fascinating tale from 1929 in the village of Wickenham, Kent where a young man named Davy Todd was charged with murdering a young girl, Ads Proctor. The young man's girl friend swears he did not do it but he was convicted and hanged. Her name is Mary and she is now in a nursing home but doesn't want to leave this world until her Davy is proved innocent. It is a tough challenge but a fascinating one!
September 10, 2023
A Story within a story
If you like fast paced mysteries then this is not the book for you. If you like books where the story is built layer by layer then, please go ahead and read because this book will delight you. It is a story or a book within a book.
Georgia, Peter, Luke along with the people of Wickenham are strong, well developed characters intertwined as only people in a village can be intertwined.
A story of trust, mistrust, underlined with greed. A few hours well spent.
If you like fast paced mysteries then this is not the book for you. If you like books where the story is built layer by layer then, please go ahead and read because this book will delight you. It is a story or a book within a book.
Georgia, Peter, Luke along with the people of Wickenham are strong, well developed characters intertwined as only people in a village can be intertwined.
A story of trust, mistrust, underlined with greed. A few hours well spent.
May 21, 2018
I received this book as a present, and I really, really liked.
With a setting in a countryside village and a disabled main character, this is a book that keeps surprising you.
I particularly like the way that past and present are intermingled, how through investigating the crimes of the past brings light to the struggles of the present.
A truly entertaining book, that will keep the intrigue until the very end.
With a setting in a countryside village and a disabled main character, this is a book that keeps surprising you.
I particularly like the way that past and present are intermingled, how through investigating the crimes of the past brings light to the struggles of the present.
A truly entertaining book, that will keep the intrigue until the very end.
September 2, 2018
A delight for Martha Grimes fans!
A work so well written that it is a pleasure to read.
Whether intentional or not, Myers' writing is very suggestive of the early Martha Grimes road house
mysteries.
I look forward to the rest of the series. My sincere wish is that Georgia out Zac in figurative sensible and move on with her life - Like it not withstanding. She is too strong a character to be weigh down with such a trifle.
A work so well written that it is a pleasure to read.
Whether intentional or not, Myers' writing is very suggestive of the early Martha Grimes road house
mysteries.
I look forward to the rest of the series. My sincere wish is that Georgia out Zac in figurative sensible and move on with her life - Like it not withstanding. She is too strong a character to be weigh down with such a trifle.
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