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Summary: Fun read and entertaining!
Review: Althought this book is not a brain teaser, it is enjoyable, relaxing and fun to read. I must say I did like it.
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Summary: The warmest mystery around!
Review: Bowen does it again with her flavorful look at a small hamlet village in Wales. Her characters are warm and comfortable and Evans the Constable is wonderful and lovable. This is the Cabot Cove of Wales, with a little romantic pressure added in. A must read for those cold winter nights or rainy summer days, or anytime for that matter!
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Summary: Entertaining and Enjoyable Series Debut
Review: Constable Evan Evans is enjoying his quiet job in the small Welsh village of Llanfair. The only things that occupy his time are avoiding attempts to set him up with eligible women like Betsy the barmaid and answering the occasional call from Mrs. Powell-Jones about trespassers in her garden.But one day, two bodies are found on nearby Mount Snowden. Both look like hiking accidents, but Evan is convinced that something strange is going on. Poking around, he finds a connection between the two men. But why were they lured to their death? Is there really a mad man on the loose on his beloved mountains? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The setting and characters were charming, and the subtle humor kept me smiling throughout. Part way through, I was convinced I knew what was going on, but wound up being completely surprised by the ending. The plot never looses its pace either. There was always some new bit of information to keep me glued to the book. I'm glad I gave this series a try and am already planning a return visit. If you enjoy cozies, pick up the first in this fun series.
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Summary: Entertaining and Enjoyable Series Debut
Review: Constable Evan Evans is enjoying his quiet job in the small Welsh village of Llanfair. The only things that occupy his time are avoiding attempts to set him up with eligible women like Betsy the barmaid and answering the occasional call from Mrs. Powell-Jones about trespassers in her garden. But one day, two bodies are found on nearby Mount Snowden. Both look like hiking accidents, but Evan is convinced that something strange is going on. Poking around, he finds a connection between the two men. But why were they lured to their death? Is there really a mad man on the loose on his beloved mountains? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The setting and characters were charming, and the subtle humor kept me smiling throughout. Part way through, I was convinced I knew what was going on, but wound up being completely surprised by the ending. The plot never looses its pace either. There was always some new bit of information to keep me glued to the book. I'm glad I gave this series a try and am already planning a return visit. If you enjoy cozies, pick up the first in this fun series.
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Summary: A great summer read
Review: Constable Evans is a very likable fellow. He is over qualified for his position in a small Welch village. The crimes he deals with have big city motives and criminals. The people who inhabit the village are interesting if somewhat strange. I read the first four books in the series and will buy the next one. They are an easy lite read. I easily read one an evening. The descriptions of the Welch countryside was just the thing for a hot summer evening. The glossary of Welch terms was interesting. The author is a writer of childrens books, I believe this to be her first venture into an older market. I think she's managed to find a nice market here. This series could easily be read by a child ten or older. A parent would have no concerns about adult content. All in all an enjoyable series.
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Summary: A great summer read
Review: Constable Evans is a very likable fellow. He is over qualified for his position in a small Welch village. The crimes he deals with have big city motives and criminals. The people who inhabit the village are interesting if somewhat strange. I read the first four books in the series and will buy the next one. They are an easy lite read. I easily read one an evening. The descriptions of the Welch countryside was just the thing for a hot summer evening. The glossary of Welch terms was interesting. The author is a writer of childrens books, I believe this to be her first venture into an older market. I think she's managed to find a nice market here. This series could easily be read by a child ten or older. A parent would have no concerns about adult content. All in all an enjoyable series.
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Summary: Thank Heavens for Evans
Review: Constable Evans is one of the best reads to come along in recent times. The stories are well plotted and Evan Evans is all male without being raunchy. Good clean books.
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Summary: Thank Heavens for Evans
Review: Constable Evans is one of the best reads to come along in recent times. The stories are well plotted and Evan Evans is all male without being raunchy. Good clean books.
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Summary: Not as good as expected
Review: I had heard of this series and when shopping one day, bought this first one to try it out. I was somewhat disappointed. It kept my interest long enough to want to confirm my thoughts on who committed the murders and I might even bother to buy & read the second in the series; however, the writing was at times amateurish and I found myself thinking of better ways to write what I had just read. The main character is interesting [and there is the obligatory love interest], but there were times that he contradicted himself in his treatment of his superiors and the townspeople.
This was enough for me to rate it four stars, but then having figured out who did it long before the end of the book, I rate it only three.
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Summary: slow reading
Review: I've heard rave reviews of the Constable Evans series but I hope the other titles in the series are better mysteries than this one. The story line is intriguing enough that I finished reading it, but I found lots of repetitions in the plot as well as in the writing. The same women try over and over and over again with the same ploy to get the Constable's attention. The same complaint about his landlady who tries to feed him good food. The same annoyance at a minister's wife who insists on finding out who's trespassed her garden. The story is set in Wales, and there are bits and pieces of the Welsh diction inter-dispersed in the dialogues. But the entire time I was reading, I found myself wanting to be convinced that the author indeed knew enough about life in a Welsh village to set a story in it. In the end, I am not convinced at all.
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