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Fiction.
Mystery.
Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this new series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. In "A Taste of Murder," the third Bunburry book, a local beef farmer is found dead and Betty Thorndike, vegetarian and Bunburry's only Green Party member, is in the frame. Despite what everyone thinks, Betty is absolutely not Alfie McAlister's girlfriend. But Alfie knows what it's like to be wrongly accused, and enlists the help of his fellow amateur detectives, Liz and Marge, to find out who's responsible. There's just one problem about a farm-based investigation - Alfie's scared of cows ... Nathaniel Parker, born in 1962, graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and went on to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. His television career began in 1988 when he played Flying Officer 'Flash' Gordon in the LWT mini-series Piece of Cake. He is also the lead in the BBC series Inspector Lynley Mysteries, based on the novels by Elizabeth George. Nathaniel Parker has an extensive list of audio books to his credit, ranging from the classics of Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy to more modern writings and children's books. No library descriptions found. |
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When a beef farmer is trampled to death by a cow, the police suspect that it was murder and that a gate was left open on purpose by Betty, a member of the Green Party. She had openly accused the farmer because of his cruel methods shortly before his death. But of course Alfie and his two elderly friends, Liz and Marge, are convinced that Betty is not the murderer, and they start investigating.
I did not really like the story line about beef farming, but even worse, not much investigating happens. Alfie drives around and asks a few questions, but that's about it. There is just so little actual plot, even for such a short book, and the relationship between the characters are superficial as well. The ending was even more disappointing because
I still like Alfie as a character and Nathaniel Parker is a good narrator, but I will not continue with this series. ( )