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Suburban mom Jane Jeffry and her equally green-thumbless best friend Shelley Nowack could kill plastic plants. But their scheme to improve themselves vegetatively dies on the vine when the celebrated botanist slated to teach a class at the local Community Center is mysteriously beaten into a coma -- and her replacement turns out to be Dr. Stewart Eastman, an arrogant, self-promoting boor. Did Dr. Eastman or a fellow classmate assault their original instructor? And who later plants a corpse in Eastman's compost heap? There's certainly an abundant crop of suspects. And it's up to Jane to weed out a killer.
From Publishers Weekly
The title of this 12th Jane Jeffry gardening mystery from Macavity and Agatha Award-winner Churchill (Grime and Punishment; A Farewell to Yarns; etc.) says it all, as the crime element is almost an afterthought. When Jane and neighbor Shelley Nowack sign up for a gardening class at their local community center, they end up with a substitute, the pompous Dr. Stewart Eastman, after an unknown intruder sneaks into the home of the regular teacher, Julie Jackson, and knocks her out, leaving her in a coma. Suspects in the attack include everyone taking the gardening class: fastidious computer programmer Charles Jones, persnickety librarian Martha Winstead, lonely widower Arnie Waring and loony aging hippie Ursula Appledorn. But in this leisurely, talky tale, Jane is less concerned with crime solving than with visiting the gardens of her classmates, tending to her injured foot, worrying about her teenage son's unsuitable girlfriend and buying herself a new TV for her bedroom. Only near the end does a murder occurDDr. Eastman is found strangled with green twine in a compost pileDafter which Churchill brings the plot to a tidy conclusion, with the killer's motive turning on Dr. Eastman's patented pink marigolds. While Jane and Shelley make plenty of wry social comments, there's too little sleuthing going on for this cozy to appeal to anyone except gardeners and already established fans. (Dec. 1)
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4 人中、4人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
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ガーデニング・ブームはシカゴ郊外にも着実に及んでいるようで、好奇心旺盛な２人が今度はガーデニング講習会にチャレンジ。シカゴの市民講座の種類の豊富さにも感心するけど、この２人ほんとに何でも首突っ込んでみるの好き。
冒頭いきなり講師が暴漢に殴られて重態、で始まった割に、なかなか死人も出ず。しばらくは個性的な代理講師や受講者たちの紹介と各自の庭めぐりが楽しめます。背景のせいか、アガサ・クリスティー・ミステリーの雰囲気あり。 さて、誰が誰に殺されるんだろう？と楽しみに待っていると、あ、やっぱり、感じ悪い人が殺された。怪しいのはこの人、あの人、その人･･･面白怖い人間模様が鍵かな。
結局、ちゃっかり楽してきれいな庭を整えたふたり。ボロ車を買い替える方が先じゃないの、ジェーン？と突っ込みたくなりますが、それはそれ。いいなぁ庭広そうで。
1 人中、1人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
形式:マスマーケット
邦訳がなかなか出ないので業を煮やしてオリジナルで読んじゃいました！ジェーンとシェリイのコンビは今回はガーデニングに挑戦。とはいっても、コミュニティセンターの講座に参加してるんだけど、植物の品種改良ビジネスというシビアな世界がベースになっているのに、二人の主婦はガーデニングに関してはずぶの素人であるという事実がおかしさを醸し出しています。殺人事件が起こる前になんとジェーンが骨折し、松葉杖を使っての奮闘ぶりが健気です。解決の糸口はやっぱりジェーンの「頭のどこかにひっかかる感じ」にありました！今回、珍しくシェリイが長くしゃべる場面があって、その場面では主役になってるところが興味深い。ます親密度を増すメルは、ジェーンの子どもたちにもシェリイにももう自然に受け入れられてる感じです。
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9 人中、9人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
What happened to the mystery?
2000/12/9
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I love this series (and book) for it's humour and warmth. Jill Churchill's humourous look at the life of a single mother (Jane Jeffry) with three teenage children, a dog and two cats, is brilliant. And I love her portrayal of the obssesively neat and in control Shelley (Jane's neighbour and best friend), which juxtaposes nicely with Jane's more relaxed take on things. The friendship and chemsitry between these two characters is wonderful. I think I'd be quite accurate in stating that Jill Churchill has probably created one of the best female detective partnerships around. Having enthused about the series, I must say that I was somewhat disappointed in the mystery this time around. What happened to it? I had to read much of the book twice to see if I had missed something the first time around that would make sense of the resolution. The Jill Jeffry mystery series is one of the best "cosy" murder mysery series around. However this latest installment is not one of Jill Churchill's better works. This novel rates well on warmth and humour, but not very well as a mystery. However, I do like this series so I will give the next Jill Jeffry mystery novel a go.
11 人中、10人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Good on characterization but a bit thin on substance
2000/11/22
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A flower arrangement meant for Julie Jackson is accidentally delivered to Jane Jeffry. Living in the same neighborhood, Jane and her best friend and neighbor Shelly deliver the flowers to Julie. Upon arrival at her home, they find a crime scene tape barring their way. Jane's police officer friend Mel informs the two women that someone knocked out Julie in her basement office.
Julie was supposed to teach a gardening class, but her injury precludes that from happening. Dr. Eastman conducts the session attended by Jane and Shelly. The students tour each other,s gardens picking up tips along the way. When their teacher is found dead in his garden, Jane and Shelly begin an investigation into what is happening amidst the gardening set.
MULCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING is a character-driven tale that is a bit short on plot, but huge on imagery and humor. The individual gardens are described so well that the audience will feel they are along on the tour. The killer is a shocker to those readers smelling the roses and not paying attention to the motives driving the characters. As usual, Jill Churchill provides her fans with a delightfully amusing novel.
Harriet Klausner
6 人中、6人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Mulch to Love about this book........
2001/1/1
形式:ハードカバー
Jill Churchill does it again. She is able to put Jane Jeffery and her best friend Shelly in a simple enviroment and once again find murder.Jane and Shelly decide to take a gardening class together over the summer,but who would have thought that someone wanted to have the teacher push up daisies instead.Add a classroom full of less than normal people,Jane's daughter taking a cooking class,her son's new girlfriend and a broken foot and trying to create the perfect garden thatt make this one great cozy mystery.This has to be one of my favorite Churchill book, mainly because she never disappoints but anyone who has suffer with a broken foot or in my case an ankle can relate to Jane adventures with a cast and crutches.Whether you love to garden or not read this book.
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