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Indlæser... Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders (udgave 2019)af Tessa Arlen (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This is the first book in a cozy mystery series set in Britain during World War II and featuring an intrepid air raid warden, Poppy Redfern as the detective. Poppy is the air raid warden of her family's home village, Little Buffenden, and like most of these seemingly bucolic English towns, the place seems to be crawling with murderers. When Poppy arrives to take up her duties she finds that tensions in the village are running high due to the new American airfield that has just been opened outside the town. And when two young women who have been known to be seeing American airmen turn up murdered, the situation becomes explosive, and Poppy knows she must find the real killer. The plot is rather obvious, but the atmospherics are good. A fun, breezy read. Mysteries which take place in small English villages are always cozy reading, even with a backdrop of World War II and a nearby American airfield. Perhaps its knowing that in a small village it is easier to paint the variety of personalities among the citizens. Perhaps it’s the slower speed of life. Plenty of red herrings to try to throw blame on the blameless have been placed in the story. I look forward to more books about the plucky Poppy Redfern and her village. This was a great introduction to a new series. Poppy Redfern retruns to her home in Little Buffenden after her Air Raid Patrol training in London. The town, like most during WWII in England, is missing the young men who would normally take on roles like that to protect this quiet town. The arrival of an American Air Force field on the Redfern estate makes the small hamlet a possible target of Germans. The characters, setting and overall sense of place and time are so well done. Even though I knew 'who dunnit' long before then end, I was completely absorbed in the story. I hope the next book retains Bess, (Poppy's dog) and some of the other charming characters as Poppy heads back to London. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"The start of an exciting new World War II historical mystery series featuring charming, quirky Air Raid Warden Poppy Redfern.... Summer 1942. The world has been at war for three long and desperate years. In the remote English village of Little Buffenden, the Redfern family's house and farmland has been requisitioned by the War Office as a new airfield for the American Air Force. The village's Air Raid Warden, twentysomething Poppy Redfern, spends her nights patrolling the village and her days writing a novel of passion. It is a far cry from the experience of the other young women in town: within days, two of the village's prettiest girls are dating American airmen and Little Buffenden considers the "Friendly Invasion" to be a success. But less than a week later, Doreen Newcombe, the baker's daughter; and the popular Ivy Wantage are both found dead. Poppy realizes that her community has been divided by murder, and the mistrust and suspicion of their new American neighbors threatens to tear this town, already grappling with the horrors of war, apart. Poppy decides to start her own investigation, but she soon unearths some unfortunate secrets and long-held grudges. She will have no choice but to lay a trap for a killer so perilously close to home, she might very well become the next victim..."-- No library descriptions found. |
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This book was all sorts of great! The descriptions made the story come to life, and though there were quite a few characters from the village and neighboring airfield involved, the author did a great job of helping me keep them all straight as I got used to them. Poppy had a wonderful mixture of spunk, loyalty, compassion, and intelligence, with a little quirk thrown in (it's not that strange to have the main character of the novel you're writing pop into your head with observations or admonitions now and then...or so I've heard).
I really liked the feel of this small town in 1942 England, where they've been at war for much longer than their American allies, not to mention more directly affected. The things the Air Force men take for granted, like having sugar and beef readily available, were luxuries to the locals. The attempts made by Poppy and her grandparents to help their fellow villagers see the Americans in a different light showed the great wisdom of this family. And though there are some bumps along the way that were a little frustrating, the American pilot that works with Poppy, Griff, was one of my favorite characters. Also, I'm not a dog person and don't normally care much about dogs in fiction, but Bess was pretty great.
I would classify this as a cozy mystery--it has all of the earmarks. I had guessed who the murderer was much earlier than I normally do, but I wasn't quite certain, and the reveal was still done really well. However, the book does probably have a little more description of violence and disturbing images than you'd normally find in a classic cozy mystery. That's not to say that it's very much--it didn't bother me at all, and I don't have a very high tolerance for some of that kind of thing--but enough that I thought it was worth mentioning if I'm classifying it as "cozy." All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience this book provided and would recommend you give it a try if either of the genres interest you. There's a second book in the series so far, which I'm looking forward to reading. ( )