‘An atmospheric village mystery with enough unexpected twists to keep readers fully engaged.’ – BooklistFingerprints left on Time. This is the premise on which Peter Marsh – a former policeman invalided out of the force – and his daughter, Georgia, base their investigations into unsolved past murders.In 1929, in the village of Wickenham, Kent, Davy Todd was charged with murdering Amy Proctor, … charged with murdering Amy Proctor, middle-aged daughter of the local doctor. As Marsh & Daughter begin their investigations, a skeleton is found in the woods of Wickenham Manor Hotel.
Two seemingly unconnected events – yet Georgia and her father feel intuitively that there must be a link, and together, they set out to find it . . .
‘Fascinating subject matter, cozy characters, and tempting prose highly recommend this first title in an intriguing new British series.’ – Library Journal
AMY MYERS has been a full-time writer since 1988, and has written a wide range of novels from historical sagas and contemporary romance to crime. She is married to an American and lives in Kent. Many of her novels have been published under the name of Harriet Hudson. Amy is also the author of the successful Tom Wasp murder mystery series.
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This book had no plot and a lot of characters to keep up with.
Engaging and held my interest right through to the end.
this book was very hard and confusing to follow. it switched back and forth too much. Not a good author.
Did not like it, had to plod through
Enjoyable read. Mystery that made me think along with the characters.
A very different type of mystery novel, but entertaining, nevertheless. A lot of characters to keep track of, though.
Is Oliver’s nickname Oily or Olly? Both are used throughout the text.
The plot is convoluted and difficult to follow. I commend the father-daughter team concept.
The story line was good and the insight of what is hidden and not spoken of in a supposedly quiet village was realistic. I liked the father, daughter pairing as they worked to untangle the decades old mystery. The spoiler for me, and the reason for only 4 stars, was the amount of typos found throughout the book. I will read more of this author, but hopefully she will employ a more thorough proof reader before going to the publisher in the future.
This intellectual, entertaining, detailed researched, clean read, was interesting. I liked this unique set of investigators. Intreging! I couldn’t put this page turner down! Read! Enjoy!
Towards the end it became a bit heavy-handed with all the possible scenarios. I became confused with all the different names and trying to link them to the correct families. But it was an interesting way to approach a mysterious death. The main characters were well-drawn and distinctive. We wanted them to succeed in their quest to solve the murder. t
Light entertainment.
This wasn’t one of my favorite reads. I found it very confusing and hard to read. Too much unnecessary prattle (small talk). Too many characters to keep track of. But after sifting through all that it was okay.
I loved the local color in the book. I always love the English villages as a setting. There’s always a lot of eccentrics in the villages. Interesting characters,
I thought this was a very original book. It was different from other books of read and I liked that it wasn’t predictable. I look forward to reading more of these!
Loved it
Enjoyed this book very much. Learned about Wales.
Just couldn’t get onto the story
A nice book for read before retiring at night. Well written. Good characters.
It is very well written and has a good plot.
Love the UK, love the people; lived in England for a few years. I suppose it is the British wit, their way of speaking, and mention of things I recall, places and things I recall that draws me in. This is a great mystery and the father/daughter team are a good pair – Marsh & Daughter Book 1. Their personal side stories add to the novel. I will be reading more!