Excellent, if somewhat dated. Peters delivers wonderfully dimensional characters and an engaging whodunnit, though mid-century stereotypes abound which left this reader somewhat less eager to pick up another in this series. Recommended with the caveat that one should be ready to time travel to the 1960s, with all its flaws intact. ( )

Mysteries that involve the detective's family are tricky, and even though this starts off from the son's viewpoint and and involvement with a suspect, it doesn't break free of the tricky thorny aspect. Also the sweetly managing women gag me and all the young tender manhood garbage. ( )

An unpleasant promoter turns a ice old house into a pony pub called The Jolly Barmaid. Then he is murdered. Felse has a suspect but his young son believes she is innocent. ( )

In some ways I enjoyed Peters' Inspector Felse stories (contemporary to the time they were written) even more than the Cadfael series. This one focuses a lot on Felse's son Dominic and their relationship, but is no less a good mystery for that. ( )

Nice characters. I liked the early twist that turned a murder mystery convention on its head. ( )