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Title: Dying in the Wool
Subtitle: A Kate Shackleton Mystery, Book 1
Author: Frances Brody
Narrator: Nicola Barber
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-22-12
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 47 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills, and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens...until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing under dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants to make one last attempt at finding her father. Has he run off with his mistress? Or was he murdered for his mounting coffers?
Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance? But as Kate taps into the lives of the Bridgestead dwellers, she opens cracks that some would kill to keep closed.
Critic Reviews:
"The first in a planned series introduces a refreshingly complex heroine and adds a fine feeling for the postwar period."(
Kirkus Reviews)
Members Reviews:
Fluff & Nonsense
This book "Disney-izes" post WWI Britain in a way that I never dreamt possible for the historic fiction/mystery genre. The daffy-est "Polly-Anna" sleuth I have met yet. I just hated it.
Sooo disappointed
Based on the reviews, I thought this was going to be somewhat like "Maisie Dobbs", a series that I enjoyed very much. I must admit that it bears a resemblance. The time period is the same, and the main character, Kate, resembles Maisie. I was happily listening to and enjoying the book for 5 hours until I came upon a sex scene. I must admit, I do not know how far the situation went - sometimes an author will start a scene such as this just to titillate, but I didn't want to know. Since I wasn't reading a printed page, I have no way of knowing. I pushed the "forward" button, and continued listening, but I totally lost interest. The whole experience was soured. I know some folks consider this prudish, but, after all, I am the one who paid the money for the book, hoping to have an enjoyable listening experience. If you're like me, and you enjoyed Maisie Dobbs, I'd advise you to pass this one up.
This book dragged.
The premise was good. The setting was good. The info about satanic mills was educational. The characters were so so. And oh! I thought the story would never end! I skipped from chapter 7 to 4 from the end, and still it seemed too long. The reader was ok, though. I shan't be reading/listening to any more by this author. Sorry to be so negative!
New series--another post WWI female sleuth!
Would you listen to Dying in the Wool again? Why?
Probably not--but I don't often re-read mysteries.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Not edge of seat--but it moved rather well and kept my interest. This is the story of a young woman who would like to have someone (Kate, her friend--who is becoming an investigator) find her father, long missing, before her impending marriage.
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Title: Dying in the Wool
Subtitle: A Kate Shackleton Mystery, Book 1
Author: Frances Brody
Narrator: Nicola Barber
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-22-12
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 47 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills, and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens...until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing under dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants to make one last attempt at finding her father. Has he run off with his mistress? Or was he murdered for his mounting coffers?
Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance? But as Kate taps into the lives of the Bridgestead dwellers, she opens cracks that some would kill to keep closed.
Critic Reviews:
"The first in a planned series introduces a refreshingly complex heroine and adds a fine feeling for the postwar period."(
Kirkus Reviews)
Members Reviews:
Fluff & Nonsense
This book "Disney-izes" post WWI Britain in a way that I never dreamt possible for the historic fiction/mystery genre. The daffy-est "Polly-Anna" sleuth I have met yet. I just hated it.
Sooo disappointed
Based on the reviews, I thought this was going to be somewhat like "Maisie Dobbs", a series that I enjoyed very much. I must admit that it bears a resemblance. The time period is the same, and the main character, Kate, resembles Maisie. I was happily listening to and enjoying the book for 5 hours until I came upon a sex scene. I must admit, I do not know how far the situation went - sometimes an author will start a scene such as this just to titillate, but I didn't want to know. Since I wasn't reading a printed page, I have no way of knowing. I pushed the "forward" button, and continued listening, but I totally lost interest. The whole experience was soured. I know some folks consider this prudish, but, after all, I am the one who paid the money for the book, hoping to have an enjoyable listening experience. If you're like me, and you enjoyed Maisie Dobbs, I'd advise you to pass this one up.
This book dragged.
The premise was good. The setting was good. The info about satanic mills was educational. The characters were so so. And oh! I thought the story would never end! I skipped from chapter 7 to 4 from the end, and still it seemed too long. The reader was ok, though. I shan't be reading/listening to any more by this author. Sorry to be so negative!
New series--another post WWI female sleuth!
Would you listen to Dying in the Wool again? Why?
Probably not--but I don't often re-read mysteries.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Not edge of seat--but it moved rather well and kept my interest. This is the story of a young woman who would like to have someone (Kate, her friend--who is becoming an investigator) find her father, long missing, before her impending marriage.