Who's Sorry Now? (Grace & Favor Mysteries, No. 6) - Hardcover

Churchill, Jill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786283718 ISBN 13: 9780786283712

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Churchill, Jill

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About the Author

Jill Churchill has won the Agatha and Macavity Mystery Readers awards and was nominated for an Anthony Award for her bestselling Jane Jeffry series. She is also the author of the highly acclaimed Grace and Favor mysteries and lives in the Midwest.

From Booklist

Author of the Jane Jeffry series, contemporary mysteries set in suburban Chicago, Churchill focuses here on her historical series set in the Depression-era Hudson Valley and starring brother and sister Robert and Lily Brewster, who live in the beautiful old Grace & Favor mansion with a variety of interesting boarders. This time a new resident of Voorburg-on--Hudson is targeted by racists. The grandfather of a Voorburg resident has just arrived from Germany and soon finds a big red swastika painted on his shop window. Shortly after, a kindly train porter is found brutally murdered in the train station. Who is perpetuating such hatred? Robert and Lily play relatively small roles this time, with the story focusing on police chief Howard Walker and his admiring deputy, Ron Parker. A fair, kind, and smart hero, Walker is delightful to be around, and the relationship between the two cops is a highlight of the story. Churchill's spare yet eloquent prose fits perfectly with an era that eschews waste of any kind. The nice mix of Depression history and cozy ambience is reminiscent of a Preston Sturges film. Jenny McLarin
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Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0786283718
• ISBN 13: 9780786283712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 261