
Diane J. (
Lituria) wrote on 9/24/2009...
Bad Language
Written by an English author - so had a hard time understanding some of the words used. Story line was good, but sometimes got a little confused on what was going on.

Marian L. (
sunfish) wrote on 4/27/2008...
Intriguing. Not at all what I was expecting. Excellent.
Three woman who are thought of as the towns "whiches" are under suspesion when a body is found at the Grange Ice House.
Great new author! Somewhere between a cozy read and a thriller.

Carley C. (
Carley) wrote on 2/11/2007...
Didn't enjoy it as much as her other books...but still a very good read.

Betty H. (
beja) wrote on 10/24/2006...
liked it a lot
****A very well-paced and twisty thriller, with characters becoming suspect and then being cleared. Clever interaction between the characters is a Walters trademark, and does not disappoint here. Four stars because of a romance that, while satisfying, seems a little de rigeur.
An elegant and original first mystery by this author, with some unusual insights into the friendships and loyalties between women... The three women living in seculusion at an elegant Hampshire country house have long been fodder for village gossip...even whispers of a witches' coven. So when a faceless corpse of uncertain vintage is found in the Streech Grange ice house, Chief Inspector Walsh can't wait to make a case of it.
Lady of the manor Phoebe Maybury, still haunted by Walsh's relentless investigation of her husband's strange disappearance ten years ago, is calm. She and her two housemates - sensitive, charming artist, Diana Goode and pretty, earthy Anne Cattrell - seem as puzzled as the police. But do they have something to hide?