- Mass Market Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Prime Crime (MM) (Jan 11 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0425180948
- ISBN-13: 978-0425180945
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 91 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#73,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #25 in Books > Mystery & Thrillers > Mystery > Historical
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3.0 out of 5 stars
An enjoyable mystery, a bit weak at times,
By A Customer
This review is from: Death Is In The Air (Mass Market Paperback)
Death is in the air will probably satisfy most fans of this series about the English village of Sitting Marsh during World War II. Lady Elizabeth Compton Hartleigh is the lady of the Manor House and also the protector and unofficial leader of the village. Her sense of duty toward the citizens of Sitting Marsh leads her to become involved in solving various murders. This time, a German pilot has landed in the village and disappeared. Shortly after, a young girl's body is found and everyone blames the pilot, except for Lady Elizabeth, who is determined to find out the truth. Along the way, she continues her efforts to encourage better relations between the American servicemen and the villagers. The unique time setting makes these books enjoyable, although it was fairly easy to figure out the murderer. There are also some inaccuracies, such as the reference at the end to a television show,when of course television didn't exist in the early 1940's. These are disappointing, but I would still recommend it for fans of wartime mysteries.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Death is in the Air,
By Plum9195 "plum9195" (Cumming, GA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Death Is In The Air (Mass Market Paperback)
Mystery is very easily solved and it was a bit tiresome to have all the characters use the same phrases ('I reckon" "Yanks") over and over. But overall an acceptable addition to the series.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing Read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Death Is In The Air (Mass Market Paperback)
This book was a disappointment from beginning to end. I looked forward to reading what I thought would be a "cozy" British mystery. Unfortunately, Ms. Kingsbury does not seem to have a grasp on either the time period or the setting. The dialog for both the English characters and the American characters did not ring true. For example, many slang British terms seemed forced, such as "blighter" and "crikey" and and words that one would expect the English characters to use were not. In addition, Ms. Kingsbury has her American characters saying "I reckon" frequently, which is clearly a phrase favored by the British. In addition, the writing lacks the rich descriptions and character observations of say Ruth Rendell or Dorothy Simpson. The murderer is obvious early on, so the mystery is not even intriguing. Finally, at the very end of the book, Lady Elizabeth is given two puppies by the American Major. The Major suggests she name them "George and Gracie" after two television characters. Television -- in the early 1940s?! It is this kind of lack of attention to detail that made the book a struggle to get through. Ms. Kingsbury should write about what she knows, and it is clear that England during World War II is not it.
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