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Carregando... The Case of the Wandering Scholarde Kate Saunders
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.  Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |   The wandering scholar of the title is the estranged brother of Jacob Welland, and on his deathbed suffering from consumption, Jacob hires Mrs Rodd to find him. Even though this is the second book in the Laetitia Rodd mystery series and I hadn't read the first (The Secrets of Wishtide) I was still able to read and enjoy this as a standalone. It was also easy to imagine this as a TV series on the big screen, as Mrs Rodd jumps in and out of carriages, converses with Inspector Blackbeard from Scotland Yard and talks her way into crime scenes and drawing rooms in an attempt to solve the mounting crimes. As an aside, this novel also put me in mind of She Be Damned by M.J. Tjia as this was set in London in 1863 and also featured a female sleuth. Laetitia Rodd and the Case of the Wandering Scholar by Kate Saunders is recommended for readers who enjoy a cozy crime mystery within an historical setting. * Copy courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing * (  ) Carpe_Librum | May 13, 2020 | Audio performance by Anna Bentinck 3 stars This is the 2nd book in the mystery series featuring the 19th century widow, Laetitia Rodd. It was a bit slow and overly convoluted. Latitia, the widow of an archdeacon, spends a great deal of time praying for the souls of the victims and eventually for the soul of the serial murderer. On the other hand, she didn’t seem to do much detecting. She stumbled over the clues and uncovered the criminal long after I’d figured it out. I do like the recurring characters in this series and I enjoy Anna Bentinck’s performance. I’m hoping for a bit more humor in any upcoming additions to the series. ( )1  msjudy | Feb 27, 2020 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Pertence à sérieLaetitia Rodd (2)
It is 1851 and Mrs Rodd has received an unusual commission: wealthy businessman Jacob Welland is dying of consumption and implores our redoubtable detective to find his beloved brother, whom he has not seen for fifteen years. Joshua Welland was an Oxford scholar; brilliant, eccentric and desperately poor. Nobody can say exactly when he disappeared from his college, but he had taken to wandering the countryside and one day simply failed to return. Since then, there have been several sightings of his lonely, ragged figure. Ten years ago a friend spotted him in a gypsy camp, where it was rumoured he was learning great secrets that would one day astound the world. Mrs Rodd uses her search as an opportunity to reconnect with a couple from her past, but then a violent murder is committed and Scotland Yard are called to investigate. Mrs Rodd's old friend Inspector Blackbeard doesn't want to hear any nonsense about gypsies or secrets. Mrs Rodd, however, is convinced that something very sinister is lurking in this peaceful landscape. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — Carregando...GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (3.83)
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Although the second in the series, and my first, it can easily be read as a standalone story.
This is an enjoyable and well-written historical mystery, with its cast of well-drawn characters.
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