A gruesome murder leads Professor Peter Shandy to uncover an ancient Viking curse.When 105-year-old Hilda Horsefall tells young reporter Cronkite Swope of a stone carved with Norse runes that once sat in the nearby woods, the writer starts salivating at the thought of breaking the news that Vikings once marauded through their sleepy Massachusetts countryside. But while he's jotting down notes, a scream rings out, and Cronkite finds an even bigger story. A farmhand has been burned to death by quicklime, and Cronkite gets an exclusive scoop.In this neck of New England, strange deaths are invariably referred to Professor Peter Shandy, the only local with the know-how to connect fearsome quicklime to the Vikings of old. But as he digs into the ancient mystery, he finds the forgotten Norse gods are not above demanding a modern sacrifice.
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A gruesome murder leads Professor Peter Shandy to uncover an ancient Viking curse.When 105-year-old Hilda Horsefall tells young reporter Cronkite Swope of a stone carved with Norse runes that once sat in the nearby woods, the writer starts salivating at the thought of breaking the news that Vikings once marauded through their sleepy Massachusetts countryside. But while he's jotting down notes, a scream rings out, and Cronkite finds an even bigger story. A farmhand has been burned to death by quicklime, and Cronkite gets an exclusive scoop.In this neck of New England, strange deaths are invariably referred to Professor Peter Shandy, the only local with the know-how to connect fearsome quicklime to the Vikings of old. But as he digs into the ancient mystery, he finds the forgotten Norse gods are not above demanding a modern sacrifice.
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Rezension von JanDritter Teil der Balaclava-Reihe von Charlotte MacLeod um den Landwirtschaftsprofessor und Hobbydetektiv Peter Shandy. Die Menge an skurrilen Figuren und der etwas eigene, verschrobene (aber zugegeben in Teilen nicht immer gut gealterte) Humor ergeben einen unterhaltsamen Mix, damit es bis zum Ende spannend bleibt. Gleichzeitig verliert man bei den ganzen Namen irgendwann ein wenig den Überblick, aber das ist letztlich nicht weiter schlimm.