I kept dozing off in some places.. Maybe if on Sale for a 'cozy mystery'. I would not say worth a credit. I enjoyed listening to this book as it is well written, the characters are engaging, and it rattles along at a good pace. It loses a star because the solution was a bit too convoluted, calling for both luck and tremendous resourcefulness on the villains part. Also the body count is very high! Get it free with day trial.
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Funny thing is I found this hard to follow. Elaborate crime I enjoyed listening to this book as it is well written, the characters are engaging, and it rattles along at a good pace. Who would benefit from his disappearance or death? That last question proves particularly sticky, especially when the first husband of Mark's sister shows up after being thought killed in the war. And then bodies start to pop up. Gordon-Smith keeps a lot of balls in the air. The reader will seem sure about who the real culprit is only to have reason to focus on someone else a few pages later.
And it all works very well. There is a nice sense of period here. I don't know how accurate it is with all the "old boys" and "poor chaps" and everyone popping in and out of their clubs, but I liked it. I liked it so much I am looking very forward to reading more of this series.
A Hundred Thousand Dragons
Oct 09, Susan rated it really liked it Shelves: Mark Helston disappeared one cold January night, and the police have not found him, nor explained to his family what might have happened to him. So his autocratic great-uncle asks Jack Haldean, author and amateur sleuth, to find the young man. Then Haldean discovers that another man is missing, too. The 's is a perfect time period for the twisty plot, which depends in part on uncertain identifications and slow communication systems. Apr 07, Barbara Bothwell rated it it was amazing. I loved this book.
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This is a great read - one you won't want to put down until the end. A big mystery running through the story is where is Mark Helston? The threads unravel and all is revealed in this tale involving my favourite brew - coffee. Jun 18, Gina rated it liked it Shelves: Well written mystery set in s London in keeping with the classic British mysteries. An amateur sleuth is asked to look into the disappearance of a wealthy young businessman. To complicate things, the victim's sister is in a troubled marriage, there is potential fraud in the company, and another missing person is their business manager from the coffee plantation in Brazil.
May 27, Anna rated it really liked it Recommended to Anna by: This is the very first story that I read in the Jack Haldean series and I was immediately captivated. It seemed that Gordon-Smith was able to capture the sights and sounds of the period. She must have been reading a lot of Christie, Sayers, Allingham I had to go back to the beginning of the series. Oct 01, Jeannie and Louis Rigod rated it really liked it. This book began a bit slow for me, however, once it hit it's stride then the tale took off.
I enjoyed the police procedural process with Jack Haldean at it's lead. Some of the search scenes were the best I've read. I'll look for more in this series.
Trouble Brewing (A Jack Haldean Mystery)
Nov 21, Gwen rated it liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Enjoyed the read as I wanted something that I didn't have to think about as I read. Plot a bit obvious but I liked the characters and will look for another Jack Haldean Mystery.
Apr 18, Rae rated it really liked it. Feb 25, Kathy Moberg rated it it was amazing. I think this may be the best Jack Haldean mystery yet! Oct 11, Janet Hannel added it. A vain attempt to recapture a 30's atmosphere. Very slow, then very complicated and contrived. Maybe I just didn't care about any of the characters.
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Christie did it better- and shorter!! Jan 06, Walanski rated it liked it Shelves: I figured it out at page of Skipped to the end. Jul 03, Homerun2 rated it really liked it. This one was fun with quite a clever plot. Jul 05, Liz V. Almost too complicated to be convincing. Reading series out of order, so backtracking. Dec 13, Alison added it.
Trouble Brewing (Electronic book text)
I'm still reading this, in ebook format from my public library. This is the latest in the Jack Haldean series, set in England in the 20s. Clovis rated it it was amazing Feb 20,