{"id":12061,"date":"2019-08-28T20:02:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T00:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=12061"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:12:48","slug":"in-farleigh-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/12061","title":{"rendered":"In Farleigh Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Farleigh Field<\/a><\/em> (2017) Rhys Bowen <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in England in 1941<\/p>\n

Farleigh Place is the ancestral home of Lord Westerham, and is now also home to the Royal West Kents as they prepare to be sent to the front. But even they are surprised when the body of a soldier is discovered on the grounds.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of characters here, but the important ones are Ben and Pamma–both working for the government during the war, Ben at MI5 and Pamma at Betchley Park. We also spend time with Phoebem Westerham’s youngest daughter and Alfie, a boy evacuated from London to the countryside, as well as Margot who remained in Paris after the start of the war. Plus there’s Jeremy, who I disliked from the get-go, and Ben and Pamma’s roommtes and co-workers and the remaining to sisters and various other family members and servants and neighbors.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficial Secrets Act. Read this and sign here, please.\u201d He tapped a finger on the paper. \u201cSo you\u2019re saying that we have to promise never to divulge what goes on here before we know what goes on here?\u201d Trixie asked.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s fascinating how the various intelligence workers weren’t allowed to tell anyone what they were doing–although with the war going on and the lack of background checks, it is understandable, since you really had to take people at face value.<\/p>\n

It also, however, emphasized the problem of compartmentalization, where information didn’t flow between the various intelligence agencies, because no one trusted anyone else.<\/p>\n

Most of the characters were interesting. I especially liked Phoebe as well as Ben. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou are both heroes,\u201d Phoebe said, \u201cand will earn my undying thanks.\u201d <\/p>\n

Pamela looked at Ben and smiled. \u201cUndying thanks. We\u2019ll remind her of that one day when she accuses me of taking the last biscuit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I disliked Jeremy from the start, which made part of the mystery extremely obvious. And I had a hard time believing that no one else found Jeremy or the rest of his family the slightest bit suspicious. It seems strange that no one would be the slightest bit suspicious of all the strange things happening in the village. That just knowing someone for your entire life put them beyond suspicion, regardless of how they acted. Yes, the suspicion of strangers was realistic, but letting everything else slide? I dunno.<\/p>\n

The story kept me reading, but I don’t think I’d care to re-read the story, and am glad I got the book on sale.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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