![]() It would be interesting to see how some of the other books in the series fare, since they don't have the added benefit of Christmas traditions. There is a romance but it does not take over the plot. The characters are mostly unsympathetic but there are enough likable characters to make up for them. And when it is, then all of a sudden a lot of things make sense. I like the way that the author reveals that there are strange and sinister things going on, and gives us hints, but I never guessed at the secret that is being hidden. ![]() ![]() And there are lots of characters to keep track of: Grame's relatives, friends, business acquaintances, and the villagers. Strange behavior like that seems the norm in the group of guests visiting Grame, but Tremaine cannot put his finger on what is going on. Then at dinner that night at Sherbroome House he sees the female half of that couple and she pointedly ignores him. He stops at a tea shop in the nearby town of Calnford on his way to Grame's estate and sees a couple talking furtively at another table. ![]() He also likes reading romances and he is addicted to stories in the magazine Romantic Times.Įven before Mordecai Tremaine arrives at the country house of Benedict Grame, he gets a hint that strange things may be going on. ![]() He has helped in solving a crime or two in an amateur capacity in the past, working with local policemen. He is a retired tobacconist, and has a definite interest in criminology. ![]()
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