House of Green Turf, Ellis Peters
House of Green Turf, Ellis Peters
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House of Green Turf

Author: Ellis Peters

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 7 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/27/2009


Synopsis

Despite all evidence, world-class singer Maggie Tressider is convinced that she has killed someone. Her doctor suggests a psychiatrist, but Maggie hires a private investigator named Francis Killian to exorcise the demons that haunt her. But as Killian follows the paths that comprise Maggie's past, he begins to suspect the singer's fears are justified.

About Ellis Peters

Ellis Peters (1913-1995) was the pseudonym of Edith Pargeter. She was a renowned writer of detective novels and was awarded the Cartier Diamond Dagger for a lifetime's achievement in the genre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roxana on March 02, 2016

The Felse books are getting more and more melodramatic and less and less either classic English whodunnits or Felse-oriented. I started this series because I liked George Felse as a detective and I like Ellis Peters's elegant writing and I like cozy murder mysteries. But the last few have had hardly......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on September 09, 2021

Back to my plan to re-read classic romantic suspense titles I first read decades ago. I'm not certain why this particular title stuck in my mind--and I certainly don't remember that it was part of a police detective series (George Fels)--but it was a pleasure to re-read on audio, especially with Sim......more

Goodreads review by Mary on September 11, 2018

Another well-crafted mystery from Peters. If the villain is the story, this story is simply terrific. The villain is in the mold of a Josephine Tey villain: narcissistic and completely amoral. And the main character is likeable and admirable. I also really enjoyed the scenes with George and Bunty. B......more

Goodreads review by Margaret on April 14, 2017

Possibly four and a half. this book of the Felse series was different. Ellis Peters is able to make these books very different from each other, although nominally about George Felse he is often not the main character. This one is about a famous singer who has a `near death experience` and believes s......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 06, 2023

This is an odd book, very melodramatic and gothic with a romance at the heart of it that really doesn’t hold up. The set up is intriguing as are the characters but I don’t believe the ending so it left me unsatisfied. Interesting to read Peters’ writing in this way but not one of her best.......more