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| Original Title: | The Killings at Badger's Drift |
| ISBN: | 038070563X (ISBN13: 9780380705634) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Chief Inspector Barnaby #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel (1989), Anthony Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1989), Agatha Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1988) |
Caroline Graham
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 256 pages Rating: 3.95 | 6173 Users | 513 Reviews
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Badger's Drift is an ideal English village, complete with vicar, bumbling local doctor, and kindly spinster with a nice line in homemade cookies. But when the spinster dies suddenly, her best friend kicks up an unseemly fuss, loud enough to attract the attention of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. And when Barnaby and his eager-beaver deputy start poking around, they uncover a swamp of ugly scandals and long-suppressed resentments seething below the picture-postcard prettiness. In the grand tradition of the quietly intelligent copper, Barnaby has both an irresistibly dry sense of humor and a keen insight into what makes people tick. Badger's Drift marks Barnaby's debut, and offers ample proof that Caroline Graham may indeed be simply the best detective writer since Agatha Christie (Sunday Times of London).
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| Title | : | The Killings At Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby #1) |
| Author | : | Caroline Graham |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | February 1st 1992 by Avon Books (first published 1987) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. European Literature. British Literature |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 6173 Users | 513 ReviewsColumn Epithetical Books The Killings At Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby #1)
A very solid and enjoyable 4 star ⭐ mysteryMore on my return to England tomorrow, just saying αντιο to Greece.Well needless to say I forgot that I hadn't reviewed this on my return, so I need to get my "wassname in gear" and get it written. (I already have reviews still to write from my holiday 2 years ago, agh).So, let's be honest any Brit knows Midsommer Murders, its been on British TV for 20+ years, and whilst people of a certain age will remember John Nettles as Detective Bergerac, most
Originally published at Reading RealityTrue confession, totally appropriate since this is a murder mystery. I picked up The Killings at Badger's Drift because we're watching Midsomer Murders. I'm enjoying the show so much that I wanted to read the original.But that means it's not quite fair to judge the mystery on how well the author kept me from figuring out "whodunnit" because I already knew perfectly well who did it. I'd just watched it!And I still enjoyed every page of the story, even
The opening book of the Inspector Barnaby series featuring Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby, the first episode takes place in a small village setting (I LOVE these) where murder is afoot. Miss Emily Simpson, an octogenarian, has had an ongoing competition with her friend Lucy Bellringer for years. It seems there is a particular type of orchid that grows only every so many years, and the two of them vie with each other to find it first, the loser being treated to a formal, high tea. This year Emily's
Synopsis: a spinster dies suddenly in Badger's Drift. Her friend kicks up a fuss which attracts DCI Tom Barnaby. The first Midsomer Murder.
I have never seen, "Midsomer Murders," before, John Nettles, who played DCI Tom Barnaby in the TV series, assures me in the foreward to this edition, that the books have more depth (no surprise there, the book is almost always better than the television version). I was also pleased to see that this was dedicated to Christianna Brand, one of my favourite Golden Age authors.Indeed, this is very much in the Golden Age tradition. It begins with the suspicious death of an elderly lady, who saw
When I started this novel, I found the writing style a little old-fashioned, and had to stop and re-read a new sections to get the meaning. But after 100 pages or so, the story became very intriguing and I went quickly through the rest. This is the first novel in the Chief Inspector Barnaby series (which went on to become the TV series Midsomer Murders). I enjoyed reading about Barnaby's home life, where his wife had every talent her husband could ask for but the ability to cook a decent meal.
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