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The Winter Ground by Catriona McPherson (view source)
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|title=The Winter Ground
|author=Catriona McPherson
|reviewer=Karen Inskip-Hayward
|genre=Crime (Historical)
|summary= A detective novel with a difference, which is well worth reading.
|rating=4
|buy= Yes
|borrow= Yes
|pages=304
|publisher=Hodder Paperbacks
|date= January 2009
|isbn=978-0340935354
|sort= Winter Ground
|cover=0340935359
|aznuk=0340935359
|aznus=0340935359
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In 1925, a circus sets up its base at Benachally Castle, in the grounds of a house owned by Albert and Ina Wilson. Ina is friends with Dandy and eager to show off her new attraction, so Dandy pays them a visit – but suspicious things are happening at the circus and soon someone is killed. But why? And was it an accident or something much more sinister? Dandy investigates…
She is ably assisted by her friend Alec, who is another wonderful character and they work well together, both as people in the fictional world and as characters in a novel. In fact, McPherson's strengths are in great characters who you feel you know very quickly and form opinions about (though she's just as adept at changing your opinions, if need be!).
The circus itself is full of a wonderful array of adults and children, each one beautifully described and brought to life for the reader. She shows a great understanding of circus life, its history and the way the acts all work together as a unit.
If this book appeals then you might also enjoy [[Blood at the Bookies by Simon Brett]].
[[Catriona McPherson's Dandy Gilver novels in chronological order]] {{amazontext|amazon=0340935359}} {{waterstonestextamazonUStext|waterstonesamazon=62807710340935359}}
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