I did not realize until this moment that this was the 14th book in the series. That actually explains a lot. These individuals were well comfortable with each other and seemed to have a lot of back story that was alluded to but never explained. For that reason, I felt like I was missing someth...
I have mot read the series, just one or two out of the 13. This book is enough to have me go back and read them all. I love the easy writing style, the descriptive passages but, most of all, the development of all the characters (even in a couple of books). This story revealed a bit more of Lo...
Took me a while to write this review, had to think about it. This is an okay mystery, but it lacks any real depth insofar as the crime or mystery is concerned. The author spends far too much time on social dynamics, and interpersonal relationships, and that's fine, but it distracts from the myste...
The Sound of Broken Glass is Deborah Crombie's 15th book, and it's easy to see why she's a best-selling author of cosy mysteries. This well-written story weaves together two different time strands, a technique that's expertly handled giving the story depth and interest. The inclusion of historica...
Three and a half stars. I always enjoy Deborah Crombie's Gemma Janes/Duncan Kincaid mysteries and this one was no different, though I did feel it wasn't as good as some of her previous ones in the series. Now May You Weep starts off slowly - the murder doesn't happen until we've gotten to know ...
The second book in Deborah Crombie's series about Scotland Yard's Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James is even better than the first book!This book is better to me than the first because we learn even more about what makes both Duncan and Gemma tick. It begins when Dun...
http://avadhutrecommends.wordpress.com/Summary –Connor Swann, son-in-law of famous conductor Sir Gerald and renowned soprano Dame Caroline is found dead in Thames. The circumstances are ambiguous and it is not sure whether it was suicide, accident or murder. Duncan and Gemma are sent to investiga...
This was not exactly my favorite of the Duncan/Gemma stories so far largely because of the way the relationship between Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Duncan Kincaid and his sergeant Gemma James was portrayed.In the last book, Duncan, who had been divorced by his wife before the series began, ...
these are excerpts from my responses to a mailing list discussion of this book and as such they include spoilers. [On Lydia's letters and Vic's inklings of suicide]I didn't like Lydia much and I really wanted to see her mother's side of all those letters! The letters all came from a period ear...
Deborah Crombie is an author I've heard about and recommended often, but I have to admit that I'd never picked up one of her books. It was time.A Share in Death marks the beginning of Crombie's popular series featuring Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his sergeant, Gemma James. Boo...
In a Dark House, by Deborah Crombie, a-minus, borrowed from the Library for the Blind, but also available through audible.com. This is the tenth in the Kincaid James series.In this book we have several things going on at once, which for a while is confusing. First, there is a fire which burns d...
‘Kissed a Sad Goodbye’ by Deborah Crombie was a really good book but also a slightly frustrating book. By intertwining a historical story into the current crime story it was frustrating, as the reader, to not understand what was going on. I knew, because I occasionally employ common sense that ...
I would have given this a 3 but was annoyed by the typical christian misrepresentation of Wiccans. Wicca is the ancient pagan believe in the great Goddess and her consort. There is one rule-rede- of Wicca- And it harm none, do as ye will. Wiccans do not harm humans, animals or the earth itself. T...
First Sentence: He ran, as so many others ran, the black anorak protecting him from the mist, the reflective patches on his trainers gleaming as he passed under the street lamps.There are big changes in the lives of Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid. They are expecting a child together, moving int...
Larkin said as Babcock followed her down the towpath. “Is the sergeant on his way?” “Oh, he’s on his way. Just not here.” Babcock edged round a dip filled with standing water, glad he had made the decision to change into boots. It was cold as well, as the porcelain-blue sk...
[James Livingston] —David and James Livingston Blood Over Water By the time Doug Cullen made his connection in Twyford and took the train from there into Paddington, it was getting on towards mid-afternoon. He took the tube to Shepherd’s Bush. From there, it was a good wal...
—Matt Shaw, kentishtowner.co.uk, “Why It Matters—Saving St. Pancras Old Church” Melody had never been so glad to see anyone. She almost gave in to the urge to hug Kincaid, although she was not a hugging person. But her relief lasted only until she had to tell him about Tam...
Nowadays, if a painting or other object is “bought in”—that is to say, if it fails to reach its reserve, the minimum price the seller will accept—the auctioneer calls out, “Pass.” —Peter Watson, Sotheby’s: Inside Story Superintendent Mark Lamb had been both understanding a...
Prince Albert, head of the Society of Arts, had the idea of an exhibition to impress the world with Britain’s industrial achievements. Countries including France, the United States, Russia, Turkey and Egypt all attended with exhibits falling into four main categories—Raw Materials, Machinery, Man...
. . —Sara Hall Drawn to the Rhythm Freddie Atterton swiped his member’s tag over the scanner at the entrance to the Leander car park, then drummed his fingers on the steering wheel while he waited for the gate bar to rise. The Audi’s wipers swished, all but useless at moving the sheets of water s...