Manna from Hades

from cathyskye

First Line: "We put in several frogs, Mrs. Trewynn," said Miss Annabel Willis anxiously. The 1960s find Mrs. Eleanor Trewynn living in the small fishing village of Port Mabyn in Cornwall, England, where she's retired and living above the LonStar charity shop that she founded. She and her husband,...

from Boand

Much as I thought this was a fun whodunnit there were a few mistakes that spoilt it for me. Mainly the fact that Range Rovers were not introduced until the 1970's and this book is set in the the 1960's. Sadly lack of research made this a glaring error in an otherwise cosy read. The countryside of...

from gypsysmom

I liked Cornwall when I visited there twenty-five years ago so I was curious to "read" a mystery set there. I didn't realize until I was into it a bit that although the book was written in 2009 it is set in a much earlier time, probably the 1960s. Eleanor Trewynn retired to a small Cornish town a...

from EllenH

A good, light mystery

from wealhtheowwylfing

Lackluster mystery novel set in 1960s Cornwall.