House of Green Turf

The Felse books are getting more and more melodramatic and less and less either classic English whodunnits or Felse-oriented. I started this series because I liked George Felse as a detective and I like Ellis Peters's elegant writing and I like cozy murder mysteries. But the last few have had hardly......more

Back to my plan to re-read classic romantic suspense titles I first read decades ago. I'm not certain why this particular title stuck in my mind--and I certainly don't remember that it was part of a police detective series (George Fels)--but it was a pleasure to re-read on audio, especially with Sim......more

Another well-crafted mystery from Peters. If the villain is the story, this story is simply terrific. The villain is in the mold of a Josephine Tey villain: narcissistic and completely amoral. And the main character is likeable and admirable. I also really enjoyed the scenes with George and Bunty. B......more

Possibly four and a half. this book of the Felse series was different. Ellis Peters is able to make these books very different from each other, although nominally about George Felse he is often not the main character. This one is about a famous singer who has a `near death experience` and believes s......more

This is an odd book, very melodramatic and gothic with a romance at the heart of it that really doesn’t hold up. The set up is intriguing as are the characters but I don’t believe the ending so it left me unsatisfied. Interesting to read Peters’ writing in this way but not one of her best.......more