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Genre - Mystery
Cassandra Travers has married the Colonel (from Halligan’s previous book, The Apricot Colonel) and it looks as though they will live happily ever after. When the daughter of one of Al’s friends is found dead after a drug overdose, it’s shocking, but doesn’t seem mysterious. Except that Fern’s parents were sure she wasn’t on drugs, and then, someone starts chasing Fern’s laptop which contains the manuscript of a shocking expose of child prostitution & illegal immigration. When Cassandra & Al take possession of the laptop, they begin to investigate. Halligan has written a novel filled with lovely domestic detail about Cassandra’s life in Canberra & at Al’s spectacular house on the coast. She writes lusciously about food, as always. I could almost taste the prawns on black bread. Cassandra’s job as an editor leads to lots of delicious, thinly veiled literary gossip & opinions that add to the enjoyment. The mystery element isn’t particularly mysterious, but I read these books for the pleasure of the seductive detail of Cassandra’s life & work.
---- Reviewed by Lyn, Headquarters
Genre - Mystery
Cassandra Travers has married the Colonel (from Halligan’s previous book, The Apricot Colonel) and it looks as though they will live happily ever after. When the daughter of one of Al’s friends is found dead after a drug overdose, it’s shocking, but doesn’t seem mysterious. Except that Fern’s parents were sure she wasn’t on drugs, and then, someone starts chasing Fern’s laptop which contains the manuscript of a shocking expose of child prostitution & illegal immigration. When Cassandra & Al take possession of the laptop, they begin to investigate. Halligan has written a novel filled with lovely domestic detail about Cassandra’s life in Canberra & at Al’s spectacular house on the coast. She writes lusciously about food, as always. I could almost taste the prawns on black bread. Cassandra’s job as an editor leads to lots of delicious, thinly veiled literary gossip & opinions that add to the enjoyment. The mystery element isn’t particularly mysterious, but I read these books for the pleasure of the seductive detail of Cassandra’s life & work.
---- Reviewed by Lyn, Headquarters
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