Stallwood's three Kate Ivory mysteries (of which Death and the Oxford Box is the first) are at least as enjoyable as Edith Skom's Beth Austin mysteries (though not nearly as crisp as Joanne Dobson's Karen Pelletier series or Amanda Cross's Kate Fansler series). Light, fun stories, a likeable heroine, the Oxford setting... Why are these books out of print? Ah, well. If you like the writer/English professor-turned-amateur-sleuth...
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I am glad I began with the first Kate Ivory book, now I can enjoy reading her progression in the crime solving that seems to be so prevalent around the Oxford area. Inspector Morse watch out, Kate is a much more believable character as she jogs her way around the city! I like her a lot. She seems to be at times a bit of a procrastinator which is good because most people probably are! The story for me went very quickly,...
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