The Problem at Two Tithes An Angela Marchmont Mystery Volume 7 Clara Benson Books
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On a reluctant visit to her painfully respectable brother and his wife, Angela Marchmont finds herself once again caught up in murder when a local farmer is shot dead, apparently at the hands of his sworn enemy. But the case is not as simple as it seems, for other motives and suspects soon come to light. With reporters hot on the scent and her friend Inspector Jameson battling a conflict of interest, Angela must use all her ingenuity to unravel the case and bring the murderer to justice—or more than one person will suffer the consequences.
The Problem at Two Tithes An Angela Marchmont Mystery Volume 7 Clara Benson Books
I have been on the email list for any new Clara Bensen books and I buy each one as it comes out. Bensen died in 1965 and many years later her heirs have found her manuscripts she wrote for her own enjoyment. They are publishing them one at a time. These are classic murder mysteries with very interesting and wonderfully developed characters. Twisty turning plots, just as good I think as Agatha Christie stories. This is the seventh in the Angela Marchmont series. Angela is always getting caught up in murders and turns her talents for investigating into solving them. For anyone who loves the classic 1930's to 40's English countryside murder mystery, these are great.Product details
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The Problem at Two Tithes An Angela Marchmont Mystery Volume 7 Clara Benson Books Reviews
Angela reluctantly visits her hidebound brother and his family for the first time in decades. She has been instructed to leave behind any unfortunate tendency to meddle in affairs, as her personality and life are considered an embarrassment, at best. A murder occurs in the nearby town, and her brother's family is drawn into the investigation, leading Angela to "meddle", even at the request of her brother. Her visit turns as lively as it is dangerous, leaving Angela's family forever changed.
After a long absence, Angela has reluctantly returned to the village of Banford Green, where the Cardews have occupied "Two Tithes" for several centuries. The lovely old home is now owned by Sir Humphrey Cardew (Angela's pompous windbag brother) and his awful wife Elizabeth. Having successfully avoided each other for years, the siblings meet with a great show of good manners and a great deal of mutual irritation. In 1920's England, there are still places where a woman can cause a scandal by CROSSING HER LEGS, and a divorced, independent woman who makes a habit of getting mixed up in high-profile murders is a serious social liability.
Poor Angela is determined to do her best in the Womanly Arts department and she arranges flowers and pays social calls and helps with the church bazaar and meekly suffers the insults heaped on her by her relatives. She's still a bit dazed by her romantic Italian interlude with handsome rogue Edgar Valencourt. (THE IMBROGLIO AT THE VILLA POZZI.) She's returned from Venice with a pretty bracelet and ambivalent feelings. Fortunately, she's backed up at Two Tithes by her faithful staff. Marthe, her imperious personal maid, has a Frenchwoman's guile and shrewdness and her amiable, American-born driver William is invaluable both for his supply of off-color jokes and his handiness in a tight situation. Together with the very British Angela, they are an international trifecta of crime-solvers.
And they'll need all their skills because a prosperous, obnoxious local farmer is found with a bullet in his head. The leading suspect is the neighboring farmer with whom he has a long-standing feud, but the neighbor has an alibi. Or does he? And, naturally, the victim's family must be scrutinized carefully. Both his downtrodden wife and the son who's desperate for his inheritance are gainers from the death of the late, unlamented Mr. Tipping. The local police have their hands full, assisted by Angela's old friend Inspector Jameson. Scotland Yard's Most Eligible Bachelor is pulled into the case and romance blooms - but not where I thought it would!
The book is enlivened by the presence of well-bred, irreverent newspaper reporter Freddy Pilkington-Soames, who was introduced in THE INCIDENT AT FIVES CASTLE. He and Angela are great pals and he further endears himself to her by refusing to believe that she could be related to stuffy Sir Humphrey. Together they discover the real murderer to the great relief of everyone, especially the love-struck Inspector Jameson.
I enjoyed Freddy, but for my money the best drawn characters are the three elderly women. Mrs. Hunter, the irrepressible vicar's wife, gives Angela (and everyone else) a hard time with her outrageously blunt remarks, but her bicycle wreck helps bring the murderer to justice. Elizabeth's lorgnette-wielding mother, Mrs. Randall, is a delightful surprise. And Margaret Tipping is a poignant reminder to Angela of the tragedy of loveless marriages and unrealized dreams.
I wonder if these realistic portrayals of older women could have come from a very young writer, as the publisher claims. I also noticed that young Peter is rewarded with an "ice cream" and I think that a frozen dessert was called "an ice" in pre-WWII England. Not that it matters. I'm hooked like a large-mouth bass and I have no choice but to keep grabbing and devouring the latest Angela Marchmont as they appear. I wonder what Edgar Valencourt is up to?
I love the Angela Marchmont books. She writes with such charm and ability that you feel like you know the people in the village and those you like or like to hate all come off pretty much like real life. A romance for Jameson, who would expect that? English fetes and the loud mouthed Rectors wife, who you just could not help but like in spite of your self. It all added up to a wonderful afternoon read. I do think anyone who likes mysteries set in the English country side with love this book.
Another excellent Clara Benson "scribbling," as she called her books. Every bit as talented as her contemporary, Agatha Christie, Clara wasn't "discovered" until after her death. The saddest part of that is we already know the finite number of books she has written. Funny thing, in every one of these books, I keep seeing British actress Rachael Stirling as Angela Marchmont. What perfect casting! I hope some producers will see what a wonderful series Ms. Benson's books would make -- and that they have the good sense to keep the stories set in the post-WW I period in which they are originally set.
Do you notice that I gave away nothing about the plot? That is because I don't want to deprive other readers of one iota of the joy of reading this book.
I've enjoyed this series from the very first. Each installment gets better. In The Problem at Two Tithes we get the opportunity to get to know more about Angela and her family. When an old feud results in the death of of one of the participants suspicions falls on the his counterpart. But when he has a solid alibi, the next to be arrested is a member of Angela's family. Suddenly Angela is in the middle of another murder mystery that is very close to home. The usual characters are on hand as well as some new and often malicious ones who stir up plenty of trouble.
A fun and clever read that will keep you guessing until the end.
Clara Benson should be considered as an integral part of the Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers era - her name can easily be placed with these other two great mystery writers.
Writing for her own pleasure, Clara Benson completed many mysteries featuring Angela Marchmont, a middle-aged sleuth who is absolutely delightful. With the inscrutable Inspector Jameson, a few red herrings, a very well-developed plot, well-developed characters, and excellent grammar (and excellent editing) are all present in this book. There is no gratuitous violence and this is truly an excellent "cozy"! After reading these first seven volumes, I look forward to reading the remaining ones (and I hope that she is as prolific as Christopher Bush).
I have been on the email list for any new Clara Bensen books and I buy each one as it comes out. Bensen died in 1965 and many years later her heirs have found her manuscripts she wrote for her own enjoyment. They are publishing them one at a time. These are classic murder mysteries with very interesting and wonderfully developed characters. Twisty turning plots, just as good I think as Agatha Christie stories. This is the seventh in the Angela Marchmont series. Angela is always getting caught up in murders and turns her talents for investigating into solving them. For anyone who loves the classic 1930's to 40's English countryside murder mystery, these are great.
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