Show Me 5 Saturday: Assassins at Ospreys by R.T Raichev

Alipet813 at That's a Novel Idea has started a new MEME called Show Me Five Saturday. This meme will give each blogger an opportunity to give a brief description of a book they have read or reviewed during the week. It will work like this: Each Saturday you will post the answer to these questions. The number indicates the number of answers you will provide.


1. Book you read and/or reviewed this week Assassins at Ospreys by R.T. Raichev

2. Words that describe the book : Murder Mystery

3. Settings where it took place or characters you met:

• Antonia Darcy: mystery writer who, along with her husband Hugh, becomes too involved with an ardent fan and her live in companion.
• Bee, an invalid who has a flair for the dramatic and a love of mysteries beseeches Antonia to come to her home to see what she thinks about a letter Bee has just received. Is she really what she seems or is she a clever manipulator?
• Ralph Renshawe: owner of Ospreys who has a past with Bee and her companion Ingrid, is dying from cancer and about to change his will in a way that will set off murder and mayhem.
  
  4. Things you liked and/or disliked about it:
• I loved the almost gothic feel of the mystery set in an English country manor far from the beaten path.
• The clever plot with some twists that had me thinking every which way but the right way.
• The many faceted characters and their true actions kept me guessing until the end.
• The fact that this story had a timeless feel to it. It could have been set in present day or a hundred years ago.
  
  5. Stars or less for your rating? 5*****