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| Original Title: | A Moment of Silence, or the Observations of Miss Dido Kent |
| ISBN: | 0312562942 (ISBN13: 9780312562946) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Dido Kent #1 |
Anna Dean
Hardcover | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 3.64 | 2368 Users | 375 Reviews
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1805. An engagement party is taking place for Mr Richard Montague, son of wealthy landowner Sir Edgar Montague, and his fiancee Catherine. During a dance with his beloved, a strange thing happens: a man appears at Richard's shoulder and appears to communicate something to him without saying a word. Instantly breaking off the engagement, he rushes off to speak to his father, never to be seen again. Distraught with worry, Catherine sends for her spinster aunt, Miss Dido Kent, who has a penchant for solving mysteries. Catherine pleads with her to find her fiance and to discover the truth behind his disappearance. It's going to take a lot of logical thinking to untangle the complex threads of this multi-layered mystery, and Miss Dido Kent is just the woman to do it.
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| Title | : | Bellfield Hall (Dido Kent #1) |
| Author | : | Anna Dean |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | February 2nd 2010 by Minotaur Books (first published August 5th 2008) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Historical. Historical Fiction. Historical Mystery. Fiction. Regency |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 2368 Users | 375 ReviewsComment On Out Of Books Bellfield Hall (Dido Kent #1)
This manages to convey reasonably well a genteel female amateur detective, and I was enjoying it fairly well, but at the same time, kept tripping over small things that bugged me.Dido is quite judgmental toward the people she meets (although interestingly proved wrong at times, for various reasons), and sometimes just came across as not a very enjoyable person to be around. I didn't like what I think was meant to be a comedic dramatic irony regarding the Colonel (where the audience understandsI enjoyed this first novel with Miss Dido Kent investigating the goings on at Bellfield Hall where her young niece has been left by her fiancé with nothing more than a cryptic excuse for his departure. I liked the clever narration that incorporated Miss Kent's letters to her sister so that we could have her first person perspective alternating with the third person narration. There are some very heavy issues that are addressed in this mystery but they are dealt with in a fairly light way so that
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (Hist Mys/Ama. Sleuth-Dido Kent-England-1805) - ExDean, Anna 1st bookAllison & Busby, 2008, UK Hardcover ISBN: 9780749079109First Sentence: My dear Eliza, I must begin another letter to you, although it is not six hours since I sent my last.Catherine Kent is engaged to Richard Montague. During a special ball at Betsfield Hall, Richard reacts strongly to a red-headed man and then disappears. Catherines father sends for his spinster sister, Miss Dido Kent. The same day
This was a really excellently told mystery. The author uses the historical setting to her advantage in advancing the plot, and told the story in a very period-correct voice. I really liked the main character, Dido, and the way her intellect and reason pulls her into solving the crime despite her natural humility and reserve.My only quibble is with the use of ellipses to trail off unfinished speculation by Dido toward the end of her crime-solving. For whatever reason, the use of ellipses almost
Pros: Really liked the main character, written in first person, her strengths (scary smart and acting with best of intentions) and weaknesses (at times not only judgemental but feeling justified in acting upon that judgement, at times being just as patronizing to younger women as she feels and is irritated by men acting patronizing toward her as a spinster woman) were believable and made her seem genuine. I wasn't able to predict the outcome, and the author does a good job of keeping the reader
This was okay for the first in a series. The writing is a bit uneven, however. A lot of telling and little action. It seemed half of what was taking place at Bellfield Hall was described by Dido Kent in a letter to her sister instead of the reader enjoying the action as it took place. And, at times, it was difficult to discern the time frame. A scene would be playing out and then, at the end, the reader realizes Dido is recalling what happened and it is actually further along in the day or the
It was a quick, easy read, but I cannot rate it higher for a few reasons--which I will get to later in the review.Dido Kent, spinster, is called upon by her brother to aid her niece whose fiance has had an abrupt change of heart about their upcoming nuptials, and has fled. On the day Dido arrives, a woman is found murdered in the shrubbery of the house. Are the two events connected? Dido is determined to find out.I actually liked the author's writing style, and the mystery, while easy to figure
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