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The second book with CDI Pollard & Detective Sergeant Toye does not disappoint readers who seek a good mystery written in the 1960s, when a reader was expected to use their brains and was not exposed to drastic descroptions of any kind. A woman who turned out to be a blackmailer gets murdered and the two detectives yet again are asked to solve the murder. They are assisted discreetely yet with great efficacy by a modest local historian-cum-sleuth, Olivia Strode. I appreciated the descripitons of the life in a small English village, the nuances of social interactions, and the mystery itself. It was a perfect weekend read for me.

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A nurse at the local boys boarding school is murdered an there is no shortage of suspects! A cozy mystery, this is a republishing of the book first written in the 1960s. I wasn't aware but apparently this is the second in a series. The story was well written and the characters well developed.
If you like the older style mysteries, this is the one for you. A little slower paced than I'm use to, but not a bad read. 3 stars.

Thankyou to NetGalley, Sapere Books and the author, Elizabeth Lemarchand, for the opportunity to read a digital copy of The Affacombe Affair in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.
This book is the second in the Pollard and Toye Investigation series. I thought , like the first, it offered a good, quick read that keeps the reader entertained. The storyline was well written and the characters well developed.
Worth a read.

Its a traditional mystery with no gory details originally published in the 1960s.

The nurse at the local boys school has been murdered, an unpopular blackmailer there are no end of suspects. The plot keeps you interested and the Detective's are likeable characters.

Murder mystery in the traditional vein and the second in the Pollard and Toye Investigates series. A little slower in both pace and content than the first in the series although still a gentle, well drawn mystery with credible characterisation. Recommended for anyone who enjoys a cleverly and well written mystery.

First written in the 60’s, The Affacombe Affair by Elizabeth Lemarchand, is the second in the Pollard and Toye series.

The body of Sister Roach, a nurse at the local boys school, is found and it’s soon discovered that there may be several people who had reasons to be glad she was now out of the way.

Olivia Strode, a widowed local historian, finds herself mixed up in the mystery of nurse, Sister Roach’s death.

This is a well written mystery, with great character building before anything untoward happens. Then Pollard and Toye, the police, arrive and so the mystery itself begins. This is not a tale to rush through but to savour the wonderful writing. It reminds me of the novels by Josephine Tey, gentle but intriguing enough to keep you engrossed.

thanks to the Publishers/NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review

A nice traditional mystery, it aged well and it's quite entertaining.
It was slower than the first one but enjoyable.
I loved the characters and the setting. The mystery was good.
I look forward to reading other instalment in this series.
Recommended!
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An enjoyable cozy mystery featuring Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye in a whodunit about a local woman whose body washes up on the riverbank in Affacombe village. It appears that there was some blackmail involved and not a few people would have been pleased to have her gone. Well written and engrossing read.

Took me a while to realise that this was first written in the 1960s! Definitely written in period... you can just hear the plummy voices of the upper class villagers. Well written and nice to see her work getting published again

After reading the first in the series,I was looking forward to the second,to see if I could get a better idea of the two main police.
I like the idea of country murders...
Unfortunately I was half way through the book by the time they showed Up,and by that point I wasn't too interested.
Ultimately a little too slow paced for me.