tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post7461557376107470075..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Review: WHERE MEMORIES LIE, Deborah CrombieKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-87731179255098671572011-03-14T06:44:26.268+10:302011-03-14T06:44:26.268+10:30I have her third book on my TBR, and as I am not r...I have her third book on my TBR, and as I am not really British, I´ll probably not notice the silliness ;)Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-5934099508503479952011-03-13T22:23:43.665+10:302011-03-13T22:23:43.665+10:30Actually I don't agree about the Britishness -...Actually I don't agree about the Britishness - this series is not as bad as Elizabeth George's off-key depiction of Britain, but it is not far behind. I liked the first few of the series which contained relatively uncomplicated plots/settings, but this factor (the silly ways of life that don't exist in reality, and mistakes about Britain, eg the one about the Scottish distilliary, and the overblown "romance thriller" aspects), have put me off.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-40475471757974721922011-03-13T09:51:24.470+10:302011-03-13T09:51:24.470+10:30Kerrie - Thanks for a fine review! I happen to lik...Kerrie - Thanks for a fine review! I happen to like Deborah Crombie's work and you're quite right; her books really do have the "feel" of a British novel. Well-taken point about Gemma James' character, too :-).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com