Saturday, December 19, 2009

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*****

6 comments:

  1. A mystery set in England with quirky characters? Sounds good to me! ;)

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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  2. Sounds like a fun read, Kaye. I only read one book this week and have to wait until Dec. 29th to post a review so no "Show me 5" this week. Lots of baking going on, though : ) Have a nice weekend!

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  3. It's always good to find out about mysteries that the ending isn't obvious!

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  4. Hey, Kaye...

    Just stopped by to thank you for the Comment on my Blog....i am always amazed when people actually read my reviews...Duh!..huh?

    Jude

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  5. 5 stars!! You're very dangerous to my reading list lady!!! Off I go to see if my library has then and to request it!!

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  6. I really like this way to review books ... ever since you introduced me to it but our hostess seems to be missing in action lately.

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