Aunt Emma Kelling didn't have an enemy in the world. But she did have "Ernestina"--an invaluable old portrait inherited with Pleasaunce, her New England mansion--and a passion for producing Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sarah Kelling Bittersohn, amateur sleuth and Boston Brahmin, was on the scene when "Ernestina" disappeared and Charlie Daventer, the "plain old man" in this season's The Sorcerer, met with a fatal accident. A ransom note, an escape from a locked potting shed and, most perilous of all, lunch with Cousin Mabel convinced Sarah that Charlie's demise was deliberate. Something was indeed rotten in Pleasaunce...and Sarah was soon once again on the scent of murder most foul. This is just plain fun.
Sarah Kelling Bittersohn, amateur sleuth and Boston Brahmin, was on the scene when "Ernestina" disappeared and Charlie Daventer, the "plain old man" in this season's The Sorcerer, met with a fatal accident. A ransom note, an escape from a locked potting shed and, most perilous of all, lunch with Cousin Mabel convinced Sarah that Charlie's demise was deliberate. Something was indeed rotten in Pleasaunce...and Sarah was soon once again on the scent of murder most foul. This is just plain fun.
Another good story by Charlotte Macleod
The usual wry humor from Charlotte Macleod. Max doesn't have much to do with this one, but Sarah doesn't need any help.
Elizabeth E. (TylerTxRose) reviewed Plain Old Man (Kelling & Bittersohn, Bk 6) on + 84 more book reviews
This is number 6 in the series and a Mystery Guild Selection. The St. Lewis Post-Dispatch says," Here's plain old fun and lots of it." Actually MacLeod has two series: campus criminologist Professor Shandy and [my personal favorites] Max Bittersohn & his sleuthing wife, Sarah Kelling.
"Enter the world of Charlotte MacLeod... who delights readers from coast to coast! Fans everywhere flock to her for tales of suspense that are, "delightful, witty, and literate." states The Washington Post. The Library Journal, calls her books, "enchantingly cozy."
"Enter the world of Charlotte MacLeod... who delights readers from coast to coast! Fans everywhere flock to her for tales of suspense that are, "delightful, witty, and literate." states The Washington Post. The Library Journal, calls her books, "enchantingly cozy."
Beverly B. (baeb47) -
The Kelling family is always fun!
(From back cover) THE CURTAIN CAME DOWN ON MURDER
Aunt Emma Kelling didn't have an enemy in the world. But she did have "Ernestina" - an invaluable old portrait inherited with Pleasaunce, her New England mansion - and a passion for producing Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sarah Kelling Bittershon, amateur sleuth and Boston Brahmin, was on the scene when "Ernestina" disappeared and Charlie Daventer, the "plain old man" in this season's THE SORCERER, met with a fatal accident. A ransom note, an escape from a locked potting shed and, most perilous of all, lunch with Cousin Mabel convinced Sarah that Charlie's demise was deliberate. Something was indeed rotten in Pleasaunce...and Sarah was soon once again on the scent of murder most foul.
"Here's plain old fun and lots of it!" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(From back cover) THE CURTAIN CAME DOWN ON MURDER
Aunt Emma Kelling didn't have an enemy in the world. But she did have "Ernestina" - an invaluable old portrait inherited with Pleasaunce, her New England mansion - and a passion for producing Gilbert & Sullivan.
Sarah Kelling Bittershon, amateur sleuth and Boston Brahmin, was on the scene when "Ernestina" disappeared and Charlie Daventer, the "plain old man" in this season's THE SORCERER, met with a fatal accident. A ransom note, an escape from a locked potting shed and, most perilous of all, lunch with Cousin Mabel convinced Sarah that Charlie's demise was deliberate. Something was indeed rotten in Pleasaunce...and Sarah was soon once again on the scent of murder most foul.
"Here's plain old fun and lots of it!" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
