A Question of Inheritance (A Very English Mystery #2)

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December 1953Hugo Hawksworth is on the tail of rogue Cold War agents at a top secret government facility, while back home at Selchester Castle they re awaiting the arrival of the new Earl an American, the long lost son of the murdered Lord Selchester.The town of Selchester, rich in scandal and gossip, is unsure what to make of the Earl or his teenage daughters, but they know that his sharp tongued half sister, Lady Sonia, furious at being deprived of her inheritance, won t be a merry guest over Christmas.The new Lord Selchester can cope with the strangeness of English country life, but he hadn t expected stolen paintings or a body in the hothouse.What s the link between Hugo s investigations and the suspicious goings on in the town and at the Castle And will he and his allies get to the heart of the mystery before the murderer gets to themRevised edition This edition of A Question of Inheritance includes editorial revisions New Read A Question of Inheritance (A Very English Mystery #2) author Elizabeth Edmondson For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Review written January 19, 20163 1 2 Stars Perfect audiobook for a girl with the flu Another lighthearted cozy mystery set in the 50 sBook 2 A Question of Inheritance is the second part in an modern 1950 s non romance mystery series I started a month ago with 1 A Man of Some Repute 3.5 stars I listened to the 8 16 hours audiobook ver well narrated by Michael Page Looking forward to new parts in the future This is books about a limping forme Review written January 19, 20163 1 2 Stars Perfect audiobook for a girl with the flu Another lighthearted cozy mystery set in the 50 sBook 2 A Question of Inheritance is the second part in an modern 1950 s non romance mystery series I started a month ago with 1 A Man of Some Repute 3.5 stars I listened to the 8 16 hours audiobook ver well narrated by Michael Page Looking forward to new parts in the future This is books about a limping former spy hero Hugo Hawksworth, and his nosy and curious 13 year old sister Georgia which are moving from London to the middle of nowhere to the, by nowor less empty old, Selchester Castle in 1953 Hugo is supposed to work as a statistician at Thorn Hall and his motherless sister to study in the local highschool Their lodgings will to start be in some rooms in the old big castle There in the castle are also Freya Wryton living She is former missing Lord s free spirited niece We also met the lovely but gossipy castle cook and housekeeper Mrs Partridge Winter 1953A delicate mystery w...This is the second book in the A Very English Mystery series You could probably read it as a stand alone but why would you Again set in Selchester Castle and its environs Hugo Hawksworth returns but this time there is an 18th Earl and Lady Sonia s plans to sell the castle have collapsed It has been revealed that the 17th Earl had a secret first marriage that resulted in a son, an American son Gus and his daughters Lady Babs Barbara and Lady Polly, have arrived and are trying to settle in f This is the second book in the A Very English Mystery series You could probably read it as a stand alone but why would you Again set in Selchester Castle and its environs...Elizabeth Edmondson proves that her excellent debut novel, A Man of Some Repute, was no fluke with the sequel, A Question of Inheritance.Set a few months later than A Man of Some Repute, it s now December 1953, and Hugo Hawksworth and the late earl s niece Freya Wryton managed to track down the new heir, a widowed American academic with two teenaged daughters Seventeen year old Babs and 13 year old Polly Fitzwarin, plucked from comfortable America to a post war England still bothered with ratio Elizabeth Edmondson proves that her excellent debut novel, A Man of Some Repute, was no fluke with the sequel, A Question of Inheritance.Set a few months later than A Man of Some Repute, it s now December 1953, and Hugo Hawksworth and the late earl s niece Freya Wryton managed to track down the new heir, a widowed American academic with two teenaged daughters Seventeen year old Babs and 13 year old Polly Fitzwarin, plucked from comfortable America to a post war England still bothered with rationing and deprivation, bitterly resent living in drafty Selchester Castle Almost as much as 13 year old sister Georgia Hawskworth, who has been lodging at the castle wi...I received this book in exchange for an honest review.I was so excited to be able to read and review this book before it comes out next month I absolutely loved the first one, A Man of Some Repute , and had actually pre ordered bought this one already, to be honest This sequel does not disappoint It s Christmas at Selchester Castle, but all is not quiet The new Earl has arrived from the United States with his two daughters, joining Mrs Partridge, Hugo, Freya and Georgia at the castle, along I received this ...Com uma contextualiza o hist rica muito interessante, Elizabeth Edmonson cria em A Intriga e a Heran a um mist rio bastante intrigante.Gus, simples cidad o americano, nunca sonhou acabar com passaporte, t tulo e castelo ingl s mas foi exactamente isso que lhe aconteceu suposto que Gus e as filhas, Barb e Polly, se habituem a viver num castelo medieval numa Inglaterra p s guerra em que os pr prios habitantes ainda est o a tentar aprender a lidar com a mudan a, com o racionamento e a auster Com uma contextualiza o hist rica muito interessante, Elizabeth Edmonson cria em A Intriga e a Heran a um mist rio bastante intrigante.Gus, simples cidad o americano, nunca sonhou acabar com passaporte, t tulo e castelo ingl s mas foi exactamente isso que lhe aconteceu suposto que Gus e as filhas, Barb e Polly, se habituem a viver num castelo medieval numa Inglaterra p s guerra em que os pr prios habitantes ainda est o a tentar aprender a lidar com a mudan a, com o racionamento e a austeridade Esta seriedade cortada pela fric o imediata entre Poll...A Question of Inheritance follows fairly closely on from A Man of Some Repute, with the empty space between the books revealing the shocking news that Lord Selchester had an heir in America Strange things happen, some accidents appear a little bit too co incidental and once again someone is murdered at the castle it seems like a bit of an unlucky place For a second time Hugo, with the help of his sister Georgia and Freya must use their investigative powers and smarts to try and figure out wh A Question of Inheritance follows fairly closely on from A Man of Some Repute, with the empty space between the books revealing the shocking news that Lord Selchester had an heir in America Strange things happen, some accidents appear a little bit too co incidental and once again someone is murdered at the castle it seems like a bit of an unlucky place For a second time Hugo, with the help of his sister Georgia and Freya...I found the prose less engaging than Edmonson s first novel in this series and even reread a significant portion of the novel due to fear I had missed pages read on my Kindle , which I had not The writing was reallyof a screenplay than a novel and I found this unappealing I also wondered at the protagonist was it Freya or Hugo The lack of definition in these characters was disappointing because they each have such potential, but neither felt fully developed I hope these characters fi I found the prose less engaging than Edmonson s first novel in this series and even reread a significant portion of the novel due to fear I had missed pages read on my Kindle , which I had not The writing was reallyof a screenplay...Gostei h semelhan a de todos os livros desta autora, e posso dizer que j li todos, no entanto no final fiquei com a sensa o que ainda poderia haver um outro livro para continuar a colec o selchester a ver vamos j que tanto quanto Seia a autora faleceu este ano com muita...This is the second book in the series The first was quite good, but this one had too many characters and a storyline that was difficult to follow So much of the book was slow and boring While the reocurring characters are likeable and interesting, the author...Ha sido todo un descubrimiento esta autora Y yo, como soy un poco obsesiva compulsiva cuando encuentro a una autora que me gusta, he le do varias de sus novelas este verano.

A Question of Inheritance (A Very English Mystery #2)
  • English
  • 06 September 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 288 pages
  • Elizabeth Edmondson
  • A Question of Inheritance (A Very English Mystery #2)