Recalled to Life
A Sergeant Frank Hardy Mystery

I loved Not the Faintest Trace, the first novel in this historical mystery series set in frontier New Zealand, but I liked the sequel even more. A few anachronistic attitudes intrude on occasion, but I learned a lot about the settling of New Zealand. The mystery was well plotted, and it was good to......more

The beginning was good then it got steadily worse. There are some fascinating bits of history but I don’t like the relationship between Mette and Frank. Something just doesn’t jive. The mystery was rather so so for me.......more

This is the second book in the Frank Hardy series and it is as good as the first. Again we become familiar with what it was like to live in New Zealand when the land is being settled by Europeans and the indigenous Maori people and being displaced.......more

I find the beginning of these stories odd and often the characters seem to lack substance.......more

Not as good as the first in the series. I found the writing a little choppy and confusing. I really like the main characters Frank and Metta and I’m hoping the next book is a smoother story.......more