Scott, Mary; West, Joyce "Such Nice People" (Inspector Wright #2) - 1962
The second time I come across Inspector Wright and his work in the New Zealand bush. Mary Scott's books are lighthearted and pleasant to read, even if there is a murderer among the lovely people on the pages.
If you have read my other reviews about Mary Scott's novels, you will know that these are about the most easy going books I read. This is not different, not scary or anything. Mary Scott, in collaboration with Joyce West, has written another lovely book.
From the back cover (translated):
"Lucia happily accepts her uncle's offer to take over his petrol station at the Half Moon Lake- at least temporarily. Because - as the uncle writes - "I can't promise exciting adventures you, all the people here are downright scarily law-abiding but you will find the freedom to live your own life, books, enough people, the lake and the bush.
A rural idyll - just the thing for someone like Lucia, who suffers from a broken heart. But the hope of a secluded, peaceful life is not fulfilled. Just after her arrival, Lucia experiences an earthquake - and a fire! And when she learns the next day that the local postman, Bert Davies, is probably the victim of a murder, Lucia senses that exciting days are coming.
However, should there really be a murderer among these law-abiding, alluringly lovely people?"
I find it is always good to have a mystery series I can turn to for resting my restless reader mind. I sounds like you have found a good one.
ReplyDeleteMary Scott always brings me back to my teenage years when I first discovered her. If I need something really calming, I read one of her books. And even her murder mysteries are like that. Funny, isn't it?
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