Lot of 4 Anthea Fraser Hardcovers A Question and similar items

Lot of 4 Anthea Fraser Hardcovers A Question of identity, Shifting Sands, Brought to Book Next Door to Murder Shifting Sands ISBN-10 : 0727880578 "There seem to be more and more female novelists who work with a very simple plot which is set in England and the characters are married couples with children and grandchildren . The murders are in the Agatha Christie tradition of not going into the graphic detail that would emerge on a post-mortem. What is interesting is that Fraser does not create a character such as Sherlock Holmes or Poirot that comes to the conclusion of the case through deductive methods. Fraser is interested in how a widow has to cope with presenting the new man in her life to the children from her first marriage and how parents behave towards teenage daughters. Fraser is ideal as a book-at -bedtime writer and I will be getting hold of her more recent novels as I think she has the potential to produce a more gripping plot." A Question of identity ISBN-10 : 072788168X "Rona's twin sister Lindsey asks her to try and find out what she can about an old school photograph in which someone has been completely inked over so that you can't see who they are. Rona is reluctant to get involved but her biography of the artist Elspeth Wilding is not going well and she needs a distraction so against her better judgement she starts to look into it. It takes her mind off the biography and before long she finds herself genuinely intrigued. Going to see a stage hypnotist also takes her mind off her work and leads to problems for her friend Magda. Meanwhile Rona's family seem to be gradually adjusting to their changing situations but Rona still worries about Lindsey's on/off love life. I thought this was one of the best books in this excellent mystery series. I liked the characters and I thought the hypnotist sub-plot was very well done. I liked the way all the threads of the story gradually fitted together. I was surprised by the reasons behind the photograph and I thought that was a neat and unusual solution. I can thoroughly recommend this well written mystery series which can be read as standalone novels or as part of a series." Brought to Book ISBN-10 : 072785965X "I'm always attracted to mysteries featuring some kind of book plot and this one was intriguing. Very likeable characters. Even if you guess the plot, it makes little difference as there is pleasure in the story and characters themselves. It made me look for other of her books and hope that there were more -- or will be -- of Rona Parrish." Next Door to Murder ISBN-10 : 0727866141 If you like murder mystery with a good dollop of characterisation but don't want a tough ride then these Rona Parish novels by Anthea Fraser are for you. They are well written but light and easy to digest. There are now about six in the series (not that Amazon has them all on Kindle why???)so you can get to know the characters and follow them through the trials and tribulations of their lives while also enjoying a mystery at the heart. Recommended.