| Title | : | Grave Suspicions of Murder (The Clara Fitzgerald Mysteries Book 7) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
| Publication | : | Published March 31, 2016 |
To make matters worse, Clara is hurt in an accident and finds herself unable to leave the house. Her friend and maid Annie must turn detective to solve the mystery on her behalf, much to her horror. But the real problem is unravelling the twisted and tawdry Graves family's past; can a secret be kept forever? Or will one chance accident change the fate of an entire family?
Grave Suspicions of Murder is the seventh book in The Clara Fitzgerald Mysteries
Grave Suspicions of Murder (The Clara Fitzgerald Mysteries Book 7) Reviews
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Another ripping yarn from Evelyn James featuring Brighton’s own female private detective Clara Fitzgerald.
This time round a case presents itself, could it be murder or are they all barking up the wrong tree?
Poor Clara is housebound and it falls on Annie to be her eyes and ears and to go around asking pertinent questions.
It all revolves around the Graves family and the secrets and skeletons in their cupboards.
At home, Tommy, finally, is forced to face his fears and let Dr Cutts help him with his problem.
I really enjoy these stories. The characters are quite appealing, Clara is an intelligent intuitive young woman who is nobodies fool and equal to dealing with any problem no matter how knotty ...and this one is.
Tommy, her brother, is a helpmate to Clara doing research when needed. I’m so glad his physical problems are at last being addressed, I’ve been itching for this to happen throughout the previous books. Annie is a young woman who knows her place but Clara and Tommy see more in her than just their housekeeper and she proves very able in this story.
Inspector Park-Coombs is a sweetie. He likes Clara, defers to her at times and seems a real gentleman.
I like the way Clara has gathered around her a group of friends and colleagues who value her opinion and treat this young woman in Brighton in the 1920s as an equal.
The stories though appearing gentle always have a hard hitting centre and not everyone will have a happy ending. -
Another fascinating cast of characters and another interesting premise.
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Solicitor and philanthropist Isaac Graves collapses and dies at his desk one day. Most people believe he died from overwork and certainly a post mortem cannot find any suspicious circumstances but Graves' business partner approaches Clara Fitzgerald and asks her to investigate and see what she can find out. Confined to her home by an unfortunate accident, Clara must investigate at arms length and friend and housekeeper, Annie Green must do her sleuthing for her. At first she is reluctant to do so feeling her skills in that respect to be lacking but she soon finds some hidden talents for the work in herself.
Clara is totally baffled by the case at first and is inclined to see it as a mysterious death from natural causes until gradually strange coincidences start to come to light and small unrelated facts start to slot together in her mind. This is a well written and intriguing mystery set in 1920s Brighton. Clara, her wheelchair bound brother, Tommy and their friend and housekeeper, Annie make an excellent team and they are gradually building up a rapport with the police and various other people in the town.
If you want a light mystery with a historical background then I can recommend this book and this series. I have read and enjoyed them all. -
Brilliant
I have really enjoyed reading all the books in this series and this was one of the best. So many twists and turns, I could not put it down. Plus the on going story of the family adds to the enjoyment. I highly recommend this book. -
Love it
This book follows on nicely from the others. It's a good mystery and the side story of the family is good to read. All in all a good book can't wait for the next
