Death in Kashmir: A Mystery

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Summary: Death in Zanzibar
Review: As a life-long mystery reader, these mysteries by M. M. Kaye
are outstanding. Those who are critical or disinterested in what some may call a "light" mystery should consider the time in which they were written. The historical time period in her books is very real - names of places, spellings, the turn of a phrase, the cultural references all speak to history. The language is rich and the dialogue is audible. Take a turn in history with the atmosphere of the British Empire's influence and occupation (whether you agree or not) and suspend your 2002 little grey cells.

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Summary: great, as usual
Review: I love M. M. Kaye's mysteries, set in exotic locales. They bring back that time in British history when so much of the world was theirs. All the usual British characters show up in these books. Tourist or army types seeing the sights, acting mysterious, whispering in the night. I just love the feel of these classics, they always entertain and make you wish you were there.

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Summary: Not One of her Best
Review: I might have enjoyed this more as an Audio book. Hearing it read with a British accent may have given it more interest or maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a light mystery. I "listened" to "Death in Kenya", another Kaye novel, and found it much more entertaining.

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Summary: Not One of her Best
Review: I might have enjoyed this more as an Audio book. Hearing it read with a British accent may have given it more interest or maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a light mystery. I "listened" to "Death in Kenya", another Kaye novel, and found it much more entertaining.

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Summary: Not One of her Best
Review: I might have enjoyed this more as an Audio book. Hearing it read with a British accent may have given it more interest or maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a light mystery. I "listened" to "Death in Kenya", another Kaye novel, and found it much more entertaining.

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Summary: Simply my favorite mystery
Review: M. M. Kaye is my favorite author, and "Death in Kashmir" is her best mystery. The atmosphere she creates is incredible and top-notch; I literally felt that I was there experiencing it all with our spunky heroine. This is a wonderful, atmospheric, period-piece work of fiction - not to be missed by devotees of Kaye!

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Summary: light mystery
Review: This book is good for young girls, but too mild for adults. In author's note, Ms. Kaye states that she tried to control "the overall length of the book." I feel she should have lengthened the book in order to develop the characters and plot a little more. She is such a wonderful writer, I just feel a little disappointed.

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Summary: light mystery
Review: This book is good for young girls, but too mild for adults. In author's note, Ms. Kaye states that she tried to control "the overall length of the book." I feel she should have lengthened the book in order to develop the characters and plot a little more. She is such a wonderful writer, I just feel a little disappointed.

Rating:
Summary: light mystery
Review: This book is good for young girls, but too mild for adults. In author's note, Ms. Kaye states that she tried to control "the overall length of the book." I feel she should have lengthened the book in order to develop the characters and plot a little more. She is such a wonderful writer, I just feel a little disappointed.

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Summary: Better than Dan Brown anytime!
Review: This is one of my most loved books. It's true that I have read deeper books with more substance, even in the mystery genre. But M.M. Kaye wrote a top notch mystery for her time. She truly transports the reader to Kashmir, I could feel the house boat rocking as I was turning the pages. The ending came as a complete surprise and was absolutely stunning. Yes, it is a light novel, but hey, isn't it entertainment we want from mysteries?