- Paperback: 244 pages
- Publisher: Perseverance Press (April 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1880284979
- ISBN-13: 978-1880284971
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #515,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Worth waiting for!, April 28 2009
By Bente Gallagher "Author" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Docketful of Poesy (Paperback)
I've adored Grace Hollister - and more specifically, the dashing Peter Fox - since I read the first Poetic Death mystery, "High Rhymes and Misdemeanors," way back in 2004 or so. When I heard the series had been discontinued, I was horribly disappointed, and when I got word that Perseverance Press had picked it up and there'd be a new installment, I started pestering the author for an early read.
I didn't get one, but I'm happy to say that it was worth the wait. "Docketful of Poesy" is a great read, and a worthy follow-up to the other books in the series. The switch from third person to first person point of view was interesting, in that it allowed me to connect with Grace on a more personal level than in the other books. And this fourth installment is really all about Grace's feelings: about Peter, about her other love interest, Detective Brian Drummond, about her parents, about England...
The book opens in California, for a sort of fish-out-of-water feeling. Grace is dealing with her family, and with Detective Drummond, while Peter is far, far away in England. It isn't until the action moves there, and all the players are together again on their home turf, that the book really starts to pick up speed. (Although I have to admit that the scene where Peter meets Grace's mom is pretty darned funny!)
Most of the cast of characters from the earlier books are here, including my favorites, the dangerous Catriona, and biker-librarian Roy Blake, and the way the plot loops back to previous books, and to Peter's dangerous past, is great. The background information on poetess Letitia Landon is fascinating, and the plot twist at the end of the book is masterful, and opens up for some very interesting vistas of possibility for future books. A few things get settled at the end of this one, and some loose ends get tied up very neatly, but not so many that there isn't plenty of scope to do it all over again. And again. I'm waiting!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reuniting with a long-lost friend..., Feb 18 2011
By Julie Felix "Cozy mystery fan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Docketful of Poesy (Paperback)
I was very happy to see the fourth book in the series finally published. This series was the first I read where real-life poets/authors were a main character. Since then, I've gone on to enjoy several "mysteries" concerning Shakespeare written by other authors, which I never would have done without this series. I understand that there was to be a fifth book in the series but that has been dropped. I recommend this book and the others in the series to other cozy readers ... and I really would like to see what happens to Grace and Peter!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Thanks for continuing the series, Sep 12 2009
By Carrie McAllister "camcalli" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Docketful of Poesy (Paperback)
I was thrilled when the series was continued with a fourth book after hearing that it was going to be canceled. The mysteries are intriguing and well planned. Although there are certain quirks that I question (two years before they slept together!!) and I wonder if the police are going to continue to blame Peter for every single crime that occurs in Innisdale, over all the series is wonderful. It was great in this book to finally get some perspective on Peter's feelings. It was rather skillfully done too, especially since this book was written in first person. I can't wait for the next installment.
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