MYSTERY

Nine Lessons

by Nicola Upson
Crooked Lane. Oct. 2017. 320p. ISBN 9781683313212. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9781683313229. M
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In Upson's latest "Josephine Tey" mystery (after London Rain), DCI Archie Penrose finds himself in Cambridge, England, chasing a killer who dispatches victims in a macabre and gruesome manner. His longtime friend, mystery writer Josephine Tey, has recently relocated to Cambridge with her lover Marta Fox. The university town itself is under the shadow of a series of attacks against women. As Archie attempts to unravel a mystery that has its roots in the King's College choir prior to World War I, Josephine struggles with a secret that she knows will change Archie's life forever. The threads of the story weave in and out; sometimes breaking into two separate tales, sometimes twisting together. The culture of England between the two World Wars come vividly to life.
VERDICT Fans of historical British mysteries, such as Jacqueline Winspear's "Maisie Dobbs" series, will delight in this old-fashioned whodunit starring characters with depth and heart.
Reviewed by Terry Lucas, Shelter Island P.L., NY , Sep 01, 2017
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