The Death of Lucy Kyte

A house that can't rest, a crime that won't fade

346 pages

English language

Published Nov. 14, 2014 by Faber and Faber.

ISBN:
978-0-571-28773-4
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OCLC Number:
876286821

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2 stars (1 review)

When bestselling crime author Josephine Tey inherits a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it came full of secrets. Sorting through the artefacts of her godmother's life, Josephine is intrigued by an infamous murder committed near the cottage a century before and still casting a shadow over the village. And there was Lucy Kyte, the mysterious beneficiary of her godmother's will. As Josephine settles into the strange little house and attempts to make friends with the frightened locals, she knows that there is something dark that has a tight hold on the heart of this small community. Is it just the sinister ghosts of the Red Barn murders, or is there something very much alive that she needs to beware of?

6 editions

reviewed The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson (A Josephine Tey mystery)

This was hard going

2 stars

I read a later book by Nicola Upson - another Josephine Tey mystery called Nine Lessons - before this one. I enjoyed that one. It was well paced with a good plot and kept my attention. In contrast, this was really hard work and has taken me ages to finish it as I got so bored I abandoned it several times. The main issues are page after page of dry diary entries from someone who lived 100 years previously, and so much irrelevant padding. I was determined to finish it, and it did finally pick up pace in the last few chapters. I have several other books by the author, so I hope they are better than this one!

Subjects

  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952 Fiction
  • Fiction