Chronicles of the Time

by Penny Freedman

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Pub Date Sep 08 2021 | Archive Date Oct 05 2021

Matador

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

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Description

March 2020. Gina Gray returns to the Lake District to share COVID isolation with her oldest friend, Eve. They are joined by Gina’s teenage granddaughter, Freda, who is finding her own home too crowded for comfort.

Locked down in the countryside, Gina is not expecting murder or mystery, but life without drama and challenges doesn’t suit her and knitting, baking and creativity with home-grown vegetables soon lose their appeal. Very soon she manages to find mysteries both at home and further afield.

Why did Eve really invite her here? What is going on with the strange couple whose garden backs on to theirs? What has happened to the cat? Why is Freda being so secretive about her history project? Most importantly, who murdered a teenage girl on a riverbank in an upmarket London suburb, and how can Detective Superintendent David Scott possibly track down the killer without Gina's help?

Told in three narrative voices – Gina’s, Freda’s and David Scott’s – Chronicles of the Time explores these interlocking mysteries against a background of personal tensions and strained relationships in the strangest of times – the lockdown months.

March 2020. Gina Gray returns to the Lake District to share COVID isolation with her oldest friend, Eve. They are joined by Gina’s teenage granddaughter, Freda, who is finding her own home too...

A Note From the Publisher

Penny Freedman grew up in Surrey and studied Classics at St Hilda’s College Oxford. Since then, she has been, at various times, a teacher, a mother, an actor and director, a theatre critic, a counsellor and a university lecturer. She has previously written seven crime novels featuring Gina Gray and her granddaughter, Freda, the heroines of Chronicles of the Time.

Penny Freedman grew up in Surrey and studied Classics at St Hilda’s College Oxford. Since then, she has been, at various times, a teacher, a mother, an actor and director, a theatre critic, a...

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ISBN	9781800466258
PRICE	£3.99 (GBP)
PAGES	200

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Rubie C, Reviewer

Matador So much thanks for gifting this ebook copy!
NetGalley Thank you for the opportunity
And Penny for the awesome story!.

First I want to say.... I loved Freedman's "Where Everything Seems Double".. Waa released January 2021
If you haven't read that one yet to read it now! Such a great story.

Now about Chronicles of the Time....
two things caught my attention here:
1. Penny Freedman 2. The description
Ever since the Pandemic started I've been so interested in books with Covid 19 settings.
And this one delivered everything I was anticipating here.
This mystery held my attention from first page to the last.
The characters are a great cast and deftly drawn.
I found this story drew me in immediately.
I really enjoyed the writing style.
Overall a good, fun, quick story I hope others enjoy as well!

Thanks again NetGalley, Publisher and Author for the chance to read and review this amazing book!
I'll post to my Social media platforms closer to pub date!

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Annette H, Librarian

I found this book to be interesting. I wondered if I would like the way the narrative is delivered in three voices, but I got so invested in the story and how the author explains things that I didn’t even care. This is a really good book and this author is on my follow list on Amazon. Thank you to Matador, NetGalley and the author for allowing me an early peek at this wonderful book

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Louise G, Reviewer

Three separate narrators really works here - they each bring such fascinating perspectives and getting to know each of them is an added bonus to a strong plot line. The COVID context is an interesting new angle amd the author manages to spin a great tale within the confines of a locked down world.