11/15/2013
Having introduced the historical counterpart to Lady Cora Crawley in her Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, the current (eighth) Countess of Carnarvon continues her history of some of the inhabitants of Highclere Castle, the estate that stars as Downton Abbey in the popular series. Here readers learn about Almina's daughter-in-law, Catherine Wendell (d. 1977), the sixth countess. The narrative can feel unreliable at times because the author occasionally sprinkles in bits of dialog and hypothesized emotions, which allows for smoother transitions among the paragraphs of historical research, but seasoned readers may find these enhancements superfluous. With so much claimed archival material for the author to work from, her book should have offered more photographs of the family and other visual aids to enhance the story. Despite these flaws, the countess seamlessly weaves her home into the bigger historical picture through Highclere's revolving door of impressive guests of the time, from King Edward VIII to Gen. George Patton. Considering the long honored British tradition of primogeniture, it's refreshing to see Catherine as the focus here, rather than her husband the count. VERDICT This easily digestible history will delight fans of the beloved BBC/PBS series, serving up as much drama and intrigue as the fictional Crawley family.—Kate DiGirolomo, Library Journal
A Kinsey Millhone mystery. . .
Good and bad things seem to be coming in threes for Kinsey Millhone: on her thirty-third birthday she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of ex-con Tyrone Patty's hit list. It's the last that convinces Kinsey even she can't handle whoever's been hired to whack her, and she gets herself a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porsche-driving P.I. who takes guarding Kinsey's body very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into her case. And before it's over, she'll unearth the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, come fact-to-face with her own mortality. . . .
From the Compact Disc edition.
1100357803
Good and bad things seem to be coming in threes for Kinsey Millhone: on her thirty-third birthday she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of ex-con Tyrone Patty's hit list. It's the last that convinces Kinsey even she can't handle whoever's been hired to whack her, and she gets herself a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porsche-driving P.I. who takes guarding Kinsey's body very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into her case. And before it's over, she'll unearth the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, come fact-to-face with her own mortality. . . .
From the Compact Disc edition.
G Is for Gumshoe (Abridged)
A Kinsey Millhone mystery. . .
Good and bad things seem to be coming in threes for Kinsey Millhone: on her thirty-third birthday she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of ex-con Tyrone Patty's hit list. It's the last that convinces Kinsey even she can't handle whoever's been hired to whack her, and she gets herself a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porsche-driving P.I. who takes guarding Kinsey's body very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into her case. And before it's over, she'll unearth the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, come fact-to-face with her own mortality. . . .
From the Compact Disc edition.
Good and bad things seem to be coming in threes for Kinsey Millhone: on her thirty-third birthday she moves back into her renovated apartment, gets hired to find an elderly lady supposedly living in the Mojave Desert by herself, and makes the top of ex-con Tyrone Patty's hit list. It's the last that convinces Kinsey even she can't handle whoever's been hired to whack her, and she gets herself a bodyguard: Robert Dietz, a Porsche-driving P.I. who takes guarding Kinsey's body very seriously. With Dietz watching her for the merest sign of her usual recklessness, Kinsey plunges into her case. And before it's over, she'll unearth the gruesome truth about a long-buried betrayal and, in the process, come fact-to-face with her own mortality. . . .
From the Compact Disc edition.
Out Of Stock
5
1
G Is for Gumshoe (Abridged)
G Is for Gumshoe (Abridged)
Related collections and offers
Out Of Stock
Editorial Reviews
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169176629 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 10/25/2005 |
| Series: | Kinsey Millhone Series , #7 |
| Edition description: | Abridged |
From the B&N Reads Blog