Down the Garden Path: A Pastoral Mystery
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Book Overview
One of the most beloved names in the cozy mystery market, Dorothy Cannell has been credited with originating the genre. In this classic display of her talents she tells the story of Tessa Fields, a young orphan determined to uncover her true origins. With the help of the Misses Tramwells, two endearing elderly ladies, and the reluctant assistance of her secret love, Harry Harkness, Tessa hits upon a scheme that finds her feigning amnesia and recovering in the Tramwells's ancestral home. But it isn't long before Tessa smells a rat. Why does the butler creep around in his socks, and what was he doing in her closet? How does the coquettish maid know all about Tessa'and even more about Harry? And why are these little old ladies so fiendishly good at cards?It soon becomes apparent that the game being played out in this proper English town isn't poker or whist'it's murder. And with the deck stacked against her, Tessa must unmask the perpetrator before she's dealt a fatal hand.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312218699
ISBN13:9780312218690
Release Date:January 1985
Publisher:St. Martin's Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Dated, stilted, and unbelievable - and I usually eat this stuff up with a spoon
Published by Cassandra Mortmain , 5 years ago
I bought this after reading an article in the Guardian highlighting female mystery writers. I love Georgette Heyer, Josephine Tey, Dorothy Sayers, Muriel Spark - and devour collections of vintage mystery stories. It doesn't bother me when the social mores are outdated, women's roles limited, class roles rigid -- I get that comes with the territory, and you sign on for that. But this is utter rubbish. Plot holes you can drive a truck through, cardboard characters, romance with zero chemistry.. it's just the worst. I found this almost painful, but read it to the bitter end.
Very entertaining and funny.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I've read this book a couple of times because I enjoy the story and the way it's written. I also like the Misses Tramwell. I know they have been in Ellie Haskel books and also in "God Save the Queen". I wish Dorothy Cannell would bring back the characters from "Down The Garden Path" in one book, and also the characters from "God Save The Queen" in another. They were interesting and very likeable.
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