A Dreadful Murder: The Mysterious Death of Caroline Luard (Quick Reads 2013)

by Minette Walters | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 1447213238 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingPlum-crazywing of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 5/19/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by wingPlum-crazywing from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, May 19, 2016
A body is found in the woods.... Based on the true story of the shocking murder of Mrs Caroline Luard, which took place in Kent in August 1908.

Caroline Luard is shot dead in broad daylight in the grounds of a large country estate. With few clues available, her husband soon becomes the suspect... but is he guilty?

Bringing to life the people involved in this terrible crime, in A Dreadful Murder best-selling author Minette Walters uses modern detective skills to attempt to solve a 100-year-old crime.

Journal Entry 2 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 21, 2016
A short but interesting read based on the mysterious death of Caroline Luard (as the title suggests!) The story is a mix of known facts & supposition by the author with both real & invented characters. The author suggests a likely scenario for the murder but interesting as the story was the outcome was too inconclusive to be able to form an opinion on whether the husband was guilty or not.

Released 7 yrs ago (5/31/2016 UTC) at Crime/Thriller Bookbox (under 2kg), A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Journal Entry 4 by wingDiane-Fraserwing at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Thursday, June 23, 2016
I read and enjoyed my first Minette Walters book a few weeks ago so when I saw this in the box I couldn't resist given it a home:)

Released 6 yrs ago (4/25/2017 UTC) at Brigantes Bar & Brasserie OBCZ / Meetup Venue in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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Hoping to finish this quick read in time for the meet up

Journal Entry 6 by TheGreenMan at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Picked up at the May 2017 BC Meetup. Looks interesting (and short)!

I do intend to read this myself - but, since Chuggypig has expressed an interest, I am passing it to her to read first...

Journal Entry 7 by Chuggypig at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, May 26, 2017
I enjoyed this short story by Minette Walters. She retells the story of the death of Caroline Luard, making her fictional case to find the true murderers.

SPOILERS!!!

I like Walters' argument that the murder was linked to Mrs Luard's charitable giving, and the resentment that such charity could generate. However, the detail of the rings really bugged me. Would the murderers have known she only wore her rings on her left hand, even if they'd seen her many times before? Surely you have to be pretty close to someone to know where their jewellery habits? Wouldn't they have checked the right hand as well, just in case? Just a little thing but it bugged me.

Handing it back to TheGreenMan.

Journal Entry 8 by TheGreenMan at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, May 27, 2017
Received back - without looking at the spoilers !

Journal Entry 9 by TheGreenMan at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Since I've gone off the prospect of reading this, rather than hang onto it any longer, I am releasing it back into the wonderful world of BookCrossing. I'm planning to release it at this evening's BC Meetup - which is being held at The Eagle & Child in York from 7.15pm onwards...

Journal Entry 10 by TheGreenMan at Eagle and Child in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Released 1 mo ago (1/23/2024 UTC) at Eagle and Child in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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releasing, as promised...

Journal Entry 11 by Ginyorden at York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Easy to read, and nice and short.

Journal Entry 12 by Ginyorden at Eagle and Child in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Released 2 wks ago (2/28/2024 UTC) at Eagle and Child in York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom

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