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Indlæser... The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern: An Asey Mayo Classic (original 1934; udgave 2005)af Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Værk informationThe Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern af Phoebe Atwood Taylor (1934)
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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 book, published in 1934 is only the second P.A. Taylor I’ve read (the other was the debut in the series). We meet a different middle-aged spinster narrator who stumbles into a murder and happens to have handyman Asey Mayo at hand. This is a closed room mystery in that the culprit has to be one of the Tavern’s (aka Inn) guests. Or does it? There are a lot of comings and goings and secret passages for a house under police observation. It’s that that weakens the enjoyability of this mystery. I can suspend my disbelief only so far. Read this if: you’re a fan of this series, or of tart New England ways. 2½ stars ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
For all its ingenious plot, The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern is more than a mystery; it is a genuine New England novel, full of Yankee horse sense, Cape Cod culture, and solid characters. This classic is an apt accomplice for an evening's excursion into the world of crime for Asey Mayo fans and initiate mystery lovers alike. Ingen biblioteksbeskrivelser fundet. |
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Suspects are aplenty at the tavern. Mark Adams, nephew of Kay Adams who is called by Mark to come to the tavern. A request that paused her planned winter in Capri. Ann Bradford, Eve Prence’s step-sister and hopes-to-be wife of Mark Adams. Tony Deen, a play-write and his blind son, Noris, who writes poetry. Alex Stout, a writer of banned books and the ex-husband of Eve. Lila Talbot, children’s author and her young son Eric. All the guests had had Eve involved in their lives and not necessarily in a good way. Eve Prence was a person who had to be the center of it all.
Asey Mayo finds himself with not only too many suspects, but also some unusual weapons, a convenient suspect and some odd clues.
The characters, setting and plot lines are entertaining and not so simple. Elements that make Phoebe Atwood Taylor’s Asey Mayo series an enjoyable read. ( )