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Morgan Sheppard (1037 KP) created a post

Oct 27, 2026 - 8:31 AM  
Good morning, everyone! This one feels very true to the season; the old stories have teeth, and the best books know it. This time of year has always been when the boundary between the told tale and the felt truth wears thinnest.

Have a Terrific Tuesday. Take care and stay safe. 💙

#BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove
      
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ClareR (6256 KP) rated Death of an Old Girl in Books

Sep 19, 2018  
Death of an Old Girl
Death of an Old Girl
Elizabeth Lemarchand | 2018 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Old (very!) style police procedural!
I was sent this book by Sapere books to read and review, and I have to admit to some trepidation initially. A book originally published in the 1960's set in an all girls public school? Well, I needn't have worried. I thoroughly enjoyed it, to be quite honest.
The body of an 'old girl' is found in the art room after the annual reunion ('Festival') of the Old Girls. Beatrice Baynes had remained near her old school, living within walking distance, and had a reputation of being a busy body - and quite unpleasant with it. When her body is found, Scotland Yard send Inspector Pollard and Sergeant Toye to solve the murder.
I've read quite a few police procedurals recently, and the modern version can be gritty, violent and very graphic. This isn't any of those things. I do assume that it portrays the way in which murders were investigated back then quite well (I'd have to ask my Dad. He was in the Met Police in London in the 1960s, 70s and 80s!). Although I'm pretty sure that the investigating officers weren't all as pleasant as Pollard and Toye.
I loved all the old language ("frocks" for one!) and attitudes, even if they were very old fashioned. It's just so different to what's on offer now.
Well worth a read - and it's interesting to note that the Pollard and Toye series consisted of something like 19 books! Lots to be getting on with!