Story &ものがたり& die Geschichte

"今や多くの人々から認知される古書と本を愛する者にとっては天国の町ストーナムのミステリー書店主トリシアが素人探偵となって活躍するシリーズの好調キープの第３弾です。このシリーズも最初はロマンスの面で淡白薄味でしたが、ここに来て恋人達の運命が劇的に大きく動き出しまして漸くグッとコージー・ミステリーっぽくなって来ましたね。それぞれに見方によって幸不幸に明暗分かれましたが、でも例え悪くても落ち込まずに結果を前向きにとらえようとする今の時代の強い女性像が描かれていて読者は大いに勇気をもらえるだろうと思いますね。大学でルームメイトだった女性パミーが図々しく家に押しかけて来て２週間が経ち遂に彼女の悪質な振る舞いに我慢の限界を超えたトリシアは直ちに出て行ってもらう事にした。処がパミーは懲りずに何か悪だくみを企んでいたのか、ちゃっかりと姉のアンジェリカに雇われた後で何と店の裏手でトリシアに死体と化した姿..

"Like the author's Orchard Mysteries, this is a good read, but the discrepancies become bothersome, For example in one book an elderly lady and her young relative are hard up and find that they have a painting worth millions of dollars. In a later book there is no mention of the painting and they are still in difficult financial straits, Still it's an interesting book in terms of learning about ..

"This novel is the 8th in the series and one of it's finest, in my opinion. It taught me new technology, ancient medicine, life situations that continue since recorded history, and more among the familiarity of the main characters, Meg Corey, and apple orchard owner, and Seth Chapin, her fiancé. It is Apple harvest time and Meg and Bree (Meg's orchard manager,) are dealing with their Jamaican vi..

"Sheila Connolly writes at least two other mystery series--one that revolves around museums and a newer one set in Ireland (the county Cork mysteries). I've read them all, and my favorite series is probably the Orchard Mysteries, largely because the characters Meg and Seth have so much depth and interest. One cares about them after reading the books in this series, and part of the suspense lies ..

"......... ThisWell written for what it is ...." "I have enjoyed this series, but as others have commented, there is a lot in it about apple farming, sometimes to the exclusion of a varied and suspenseful mystery. Still in all, I think this series has more promise and potential than this author's "museum series" (Fire Engine Dead, for example). The characters of Meg and Seth are nicely drawn, an..

"After calling Ireland home for six months, Boston expat Maura Donovan still has a lot to learn about Irish ways and Sullivan’s Pub is her classroom. Maura didn’t only inherit a business, she inherited a tight-knit community. And when a tragedy strikes, it’s the talk of the pub. A local farmer, out for a stroll on the beach with his young son, has mysteriously disappeared. Did he drown? Kill him..

"I really enjoy this series and while not as exciting as the previous book, I enjoyed this one a lot. My only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 was that the identity of the murderer was almost an after thought given in a phone call. No real pay off in the reveal. But, I enjoyed watching the development of Nell and James relationship and the historical details were very interesting. This is a g..

"I liked Shelia Connolly’s BITTER HARVEST, but that ‘liking’ had little to do with the mystery component. There was very little, if any, mystery component to the story, besides wondering if the pranks and incidents related to Meg and Bree were malicious or just coincidences. I enjoyed reading this story because of the genealogy puzzles that related to the Warren family and other early 1700s Gran..