Reviews for Unholy Ghosts

The average rating for Unholy Ghosts based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-14 00:00:00 Richard Ashcraft Deaconess Theodora Braithwaite is taking a much needed break from her hectic job as a curate in one of London's poorer parishes. She is house sitting in Norfolk but when Hereward Marr, a local clergyman, is found dead she is unwillingly manipulated into helping with the investigation because she knows his wife slightly and it seems Amy has disappeared. I liked the plot of this interesting clerical mystery and I thought the portrait of a small Norfolk village was very well done. Norfolk is, or was when this was written, very much like it is portrayed here. I lived in Norfolk for more than twenty years and I felt the author made it come alive. Feuds and allegiances are carried on very much based on class with everyone knowing their place in the hierarchy. I loved the picture the author paints of the Church of England's activities too. Theodora is a likeable character and I could feel her irritation as her holiday was interrupted and then watched that irritation gradually disappear as her curiosity was aroused. I thought the character of Inspector Spruce was well done and I liked the way he does his best to understand the goings on in the Church. If you like cosy mysteries with a village setting and a small cast of characters then you may enjoy this series. They can be read in any order and this is number two in the series.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-14 00:00:00 Jeff Matayo I still like the character of Theodora Braithwaite and the moral seriousness with which people and their lives are treated, but this book is a little too deferential towards old county family ways even while it depicts their awfulness in great detail. For the second time, too many key characters are introduced too late in the story, and we only see the murder victim in retrospect through other people’s eyes.