- CD-ROM
- Publisher: Soundings Audio Books (Feb 1 2010)
- ISBN-10: 1407914847
- ISBN-13: 978-1407914848
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good WW1 mystery,
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This review is from: Broken Music (Hardcover)
Marjorie Eccles' "Broken Music", is a well-written mystery set in England during "The Great War", with action occurring both pre and post-war. Eccles is following in the publishing path of "Charles Todd "(that mother/son team) with their "Inspector Rutledge" and "Bess Crawford" series, set during the same time. And, of course, the "Maisie Dobbs" series by Jacqueline Winspear, which began during the Great War but have continued on through England in the 20's and 30's."Broken Music" is a stand-alone book; Eccles also has a series starring DS Gil Mayo and some other stand-alones. "Broken Music" is the first Eccles book I've read. Her lead character, a former policeman called Herbert Reardon, has just returned from service in France at war's end. He's been badly burned but is getting used to his new face and is considering what to do next with his life. Does he want to go back to the police force in an area in the north of England? He returns to his former home, and decides to take on a private investigation into the death/suicide/murder of a young woman by drowning in the first days of the War, August 1914. Since he has no official authority to ask questions, he's at a standstill til another young woman is found dead - definitely murdered this time - and he returns to the police force with orders and authority to investigate this second death. As with most of these books, there are a plethora of both suspects and secrets. Or, suspects WITH secrets. The formula for a successful mystery - whether historical or contemporary - never changes, and Marjorie Eccles provides both an interesting cast of characters to go along with her plot. She is also good with her picture of the time; late 1919, with the population just trying to get over the madness of the war, which took so many good men and left many others with permanent wounds. "Broken Music" is not as hard-edged as Charles Todd or Jacqueline Winspear's books. Eccles tells a good story, though, and I'll definitely look at her back list.
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