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    Death and the Joyful Woman
    Death and the Joyful Woman
    Death and the Joyful Woman
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    Death and the Joyful Woman

    Written by Ellis Peters

    Narrated by Simon Prebble

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    Alfred Armiger was like a bull in the ring, belligerent and sure of himself. But Armiger was mortal after all. There was no stronger proof of it than the blood that oozed from his skull, mingling with the red wine he'd spilled on the floor at the moment of impact.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 4, 2009
    ISBN9781440788642
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    Ellis Peters

    Ellis Peters (the pen name of Edith Pargeter, 1913–1995) is a writer beloved of millions of readers worldwide and has been widely adapted for radio and television, including her Brother Cadfael crime novels, which were made into a series starring Derek Jacobi. She has been the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger, Edgar Award for Best Novel, Agatha Award for Best Novel, and was awarded an OBE for her services to literature in 1994.

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    • 3/5
      Mysteries that involve the detective's family are tricky, and even though this starts off from the son's viewpoint and and involvement with a suspect, it doesn't break free of the tricky thorny aspect. Also the sweetly managing women gag me and all the young tender manhood garbage.
    • 3/5
      An unpleasant promoter turns a ice old house into a pony pub called The Jolly Barmaid. Then he is murdered. Felse has a suspect but his young son believes she is innocent.
    • 5/5
      In some ways I enjoyed Peters' Inspector Felse stories (contemporary to the time they were written) even more than the Cadfael series. This one focuses a lot on Felse's son Dominic and their relationship, but is no less a good mystery for that.
    • 5/5
      Nice characters. I liked the early twist that turned a murder mystery convention on its head.
    • 4/5
      This is the first Ellis Peters book I've read that wasn't a Cadfael story... I was amazed to see that she doesn't ALWAYS write in that old language style! Well written, but she puts too much into the being-in-love parts, in my opinion. Good story, but the characterization doesn't come through for me as much as the Cadfael books. Nor do I find as much historical atmosphere (it takes awhile to figure out the period).Fascinating part about the sign for the pub!
    • 4/5
      Inspector Felse must come to terms with the fact that his son is edging toward manhood. Dominic features a great deal in this mystery, and that's fine with me, because I love reading about his relationship with his father. The mystery is not exactly second fiddle in the story, but for me it was not as interesting as the characters, their motivations and the setting. I enjoyed this Felse story very much.
    • 5/5
      Lovely. I was just about crying at the end - it's a funny mixture of real danger and concern, and delicate handling of (mostly adolescent) dignity. I remembered the picture and what it really was, but not the murderer - though I figured it out about the time Dominic did, before we were told. And why, again long before we were told. Dom was ridiculously brave and reckless - it was a lot of danger to put himself in! And here again there's the emotional side of it - he did it to help Kitty, which was all the reason he needed. By any rational measure, what he did was stupid - but it worked. Good story, Peters' normal excellent characterization, and at least two mysteries elegantly intertwined (again, as usual). Very good.
    • 3/5
      Modern crime novel, interesting but not the best I've read. Enough twists and turns to keep you guessing.