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Constable Evans #6

Mord im Sinn

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Magische Kristallkugeln und nebulöse Ereignisse � der sechste Teil von New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Rhys Bowen
Constable Evans ermittelt wieder: Cosy Krimi vom Feinsten

Als eine glamouröse Amerikanerin im beschaulichen walisischen Dorf Llanfair auftaucht und von faszinierenden spirituellen Kräften spricht, ist Bar-Dame Betsy Edwards begeistert. Sofort nimmt sie eine Stelle im neu eröffneten New-Age-Center „Heiliger Hain� an. Natürlich denken alle anderen Dorfbewohner � inklusive Constable Evan Evans �, dass Betsy den Verstand verloren hat. Die Bar-Dame hingegen kann es kaum erwarten, ihren sechsten Sinn zu entdecken und ist nur wenig überrascht, als in ihren Träumen Hinweise zum mysteriösen Verschwinden des Leiters vom „Heiligen Hain� auftauchen. Evans hat das New-Age-Center schon länger im Blick und als Betsy Detektiv spielt, wird Evan bewusst, dass in diesem Fall nichts so ist, wie es scheint ...

Erste Leserstimmen
„Ein spannender Krimi, in dem auch der Humor nicht zu kurz kommt � fantastisch!�
„tolle Wendungen, einmalige Charaktere und eine spannende Handlung�
„Constable Evans ist endlich wieder zurück, ich konnte es kaum erwarten�
„Es war wieder spannend mit Evans zu ermitteln und gerade seine skurrile Seite macht ihn derart liebenswert ...�
„schöner und sehr unterhaltsamer Wales-Krimi�

Über den Autor/die Autorin

Rhys Bowen wurde in Bath, England, geboren, studierte an der London University, heiratete in eine Familie mit historischen königlichen Verbindungen und verbringt nun ihre Zeit im Norden von Californien und Arizona. Zunächst schrieb sie Kinderbücher, doch auf einer Reise in ihre malerische walisische Heimat fand sie die Inspiration für ihre Constable-Evans-Krimis. Diese Kriminalgeschichten sind mittlerweile Kult und wurden mehrfach mit Preisen ausgezeichnet.

312 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2002

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Rhys Bowen

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I'm a New York Times bestselling mystery author, winner of both Agatha and Anthony awards for my Molly Murphy mysteries, set in 1902 New York City.

I have recently published four internationally bestselling WWII novels, one of them a #1 Kindle bestseller, and the Tuscan Child selling almost a million copies to date. In Farleigh Field won three major awards and was nominated for an Edgar. My other stand-alone novels are The Victory Garden, about land girls in WWI and Above the Bay of Angels, featuring a young woman who becomes chef for Queen Victoria.
April 2021 will mark the publication of THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK--another sweeping historical novel of love, loss and intrigue.

My books are currently translated into 29 languages and I have fans worldwide.

I also write the Agatha-winning Royal Spyness series, about the British royal family in the 1930s. It's lighter, sexier, funnier, wicked satire. It was voted by readers as best mystery series one year.
I am also known for my Constable Evans books, set in North Wales, and for my award-winning short stories.

I was born and raised in England but currently divide my time between California and Arizona where I go to escape from the harsh California winters
When I am not writing I love to travel, sing, hike, play my Celtic harp.
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â—� Best Novel (2001): Murphy's Law

â—� Historical Mystery (2001): Murphy's Law

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4,815 reviews2,939 followers
June 4, 2024
When Betsy Edwards was enticed away from the Red Dragon pub by an elegant American, Emmy Court, who declared Betsy had psychic abilities and she wanted her tested, Betsy was excited. Working at the Sacred Grove New Age centre was all she'd dreamed about; meeting all the people involved made Betsy feel important. But when the director went missing from Sacred Grove, and Betsy saw where he was in a dream, she was horrified when it was true, and he was dead.

With two previous missing women connected to the Sacred Grove centre, Constable Evan Evans was suspicious. His superiors attended the centre, interviewing all staff while Evans kept in the background. But he knew something wasn't right about the place, and he also knew Betsy was in danger. Betsy declared she could look after herself but could she? Would Evans discover who the culprit was before it was too late?

is the 6th in the Constable Evans series by and I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I have the previous books. Just a lowly constable is Evan Evans, but he is very smart, solving the cases ahead of his superiors (much to their disgust) Fun and entertaining, I can highly recommend this series to fans of the genre!
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3,833 reviews2,582 followers
August 7, 2023
Our sixth outing with Constable Evans. I am really enjoying this series!

Evan investigates a death and some missing girls and tries to keep Betsy out of trouble. And himself for that matter. There are lots of concerns about the nearby Sacred Grove New Age Centre and poor Bronwyn is very unwell with a mystery illness.

Everything is beautifully resolved by the end and Evan is lucky in his job and his love life. All is well in Llanfair - until the next book!
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2,067 reviews18 followers
June 8, 2017
Getting a tad fed up with the protagonist's seeming inability to fend off ardent women. He's really coming off as a major simp in some of the books, but in this one for sure.

Otherwise a fun read.
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394 reviews
April 12, 2023
And Evan Evans saves the day! This reads more like a superhero adventure story than a murder mystery with a “wannabe-detective� village police constable just trying to “do his job� and keep out of the investigation. Not nearly as good as some of the earlier books in this series.
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1,568 reviews1 follower
July 1, 2018
Evans to Betsy by Rhys Bowen is the 6th book of the Constable Evan Evans mystery series set in contemporary Wales. Llanfair is a tiny mountain village; Evan Evans is the sole policeman. He is happy to live at a slower pace than in big cities, with the simple pleasure of hiking the mountains always at hand. He moves into a cottage on his own, as 'practice' for the life ahead with Bronwen. It's tough to leave his pampered life as a boarder, watched over and spoiled by his landlady, with her delicious hearty meals promptly served. Fending for himself proves to be a challenge. He vows to learn how to cook, and bravely prepares a meal for Bronwen.

Betsy, the barmaid of the village pub, considers Evan fair game now that he's on his own. But soon she's distracted by a stranger who enticed Betsy with exaggerated praise for her sixth sense from Celtic heritage. Betsy works at a posh resort where she does light housekeeping for a start, but supposedly will develop her paranormal talents later.

When a young American woman is reported missing, and clues lead to the posh resort, Evan comes to investigate. He senses there is something wrong with the business - it's too elaborate for so few guests; who's paying the bills? A body is discovered in a cave, the victim of murder. There are many suspects; the victim made enemies easily. Betsy helps Evan find evidence - which puts her in mortal danger. Meanwhile, Browen remains mysteriously ill, which makes Evan wonder if Betsy could really have powers over her romantic rival.

Light humorous entertainment, all loose ends resolved tidily by the end. A quick read; a fun series.
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1,238 reviews49 followers
November 9, 2022
4.5 stars rounded up

What a great book!!! I loved it!! The story of a cult, a few people disappearing and some found dead. Who is the culprit??

One of the best things about this book is that all the facts are being revealed as soon as the investigator, in this case Evans, is discovering them. So in the end we have the same facts as he does, no hidden surprises, no information that is just being share just in the end.
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2,122 reviews
January 29, 2020
2020 bk 41. I'll admit - I was more concerned about Bronwyn's health through this book when the major concern probably should have been for Betsy and the 'con' artists at the newly created spa / new age / druid center. Things aren't right there. To top everything off - Evan's territory has been expanded and the spa is now in his balliwick. Argh. Good mystery - I didn't see the end coming until, well almost the end.
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AuthorÌý8 books414 followers
February 20, 2018
I'm pretty crazy about this series as well as Ms. Bowen's others. I find Evan endearing and enjoy the other characters - and their "nicknames."
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815 reviews25 followers
July 23, 2024
Once again, Constable Evan Evans saves his Welsh town from the corrupt influence of outsiders who come to Snowdonia to commit what they hope will be furtive murders.
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838 reviews12 followers
July 15, 2019
Love this series. Constable Evans gets involved yet again in another murder, this time in a New Age type resort where Betsy, (normally the bar maid), has gone to work, and improver her psychic powers. Look forward to another adventure of Constable Evans!
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July 12, 2018
Having read a couple of the Royal books, I decided to give the Constable Evans series a try. This was a light mystery with some interesting characters and an enjoyable look at a small Welsh community. Generally the plot moved along at a good pace and the characters were pretty well-rounded. Evans came off as a bit weak but I suspect the author based him on men she has known who couldn't boil water or rebuff the advances of an attractive woman. Generally not bad and I may eventually try another.
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448 reviews
June 10, 2018
I was glad to see that in this sixth installment of the Constable Evans series, Ms. Bowen managed to create a more interesting story than she did for volume five. Evans to Betsy shifts the story outside of the village of Llanfair but even with that, the concentration on local characters and their relationships with each other is front and center. Betsy the barmaid is the main subject in this book. We get to see her character fleshed out and moved away from the one-dimensional flirt she has been in previous books in the series. Her relationship with Constable Evans deepens in a more substantial way than just flirting. But, series followers don't need to worry. Evan and Bronwen's relationship grows substantially in this installment as well.

Evans to Betsy is an interesting mystery with good character growth that should appeal to Constable Evans fans. I recommend this book as well as the series.
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1,327 reviews11 followers
September 14, 2023
MY RATING GUIDE: 3-3.5 Stars. A relaxing palate cleansing mystery, just edging more toward the “Silly� (Janet Evanovich) than I prefer.
1= dnf/What was that?; 2= Nope, not for me; 3= THIS WAS OKAY/CUTE; 3.5= I ENJOYED THIS; 4= I liked it a lot; 5= I Loved it, it was great! (I seldom give 5 Stars).

EVANS TO BETSY is bk 6 in Rhys Bowen’s 10 bk Constable Evans Mysteries series.

Spring in the mountain village of Llanfair, Snowdonia, Wales, several months after bk5 ~ Constable Evan Evans, 30, transferred nearly 2yrs ago from an urban Investigation Unit position working the southern shipping docks area returning to the northern small mountain village of his youth, Llanfair. Evans� transfer essentially traded the former prestige, danger and excitement of solving intercity crime for the routine and relative quietness of small village life after he witnessed the violent death of his father while completing an intercity drug case together. Life in Llanfair moves at a slower pace but Evan discovers quickly that murder and crime occur everywhere. In EVANS TO BETSY, due to budget cuts, Evan’s territory has been increased while his salary has not. Although he is provided a motorbike to help cover the increased area Evan isn’t thrilled yet thankful he still has employment in the mountains he loves. One of the villagers gets a job at a nearby religious retreat and soon afterward reports of missing persons and near fatal accidents dribble out. Are these mere rumors or is something or someone dangerous hiding at the commune? Evan investigates when a villager, Betsy, becomes involved.

Comments ~
1) EVANS TO BETSY is bk 6 in the series. This could be read as a Standalone mystery or out of order but the interactions and developments between Evan and the other characters/villagers from previous books would be missed.
2) A secondary character, Betsy from the village of Llanfair, plays a major role in EVANS TO BETSY. She is portrayed as (IMO) ridiculously naive, gullible and foolhardy. Betsy goes forward into dangerous ground while ignoring Constable Evans warnings (like the reckless teenage girl in Horror films). I wanted to slap some sense into her. I also thought the new characters for this book appeared as caricatures of real people - almost too incredible to believe. Both aforementioned elements made it difficult for me to get truly invested in the story. But I went along simply for the ride (I enjoy Constable Evans). The final chapters in EVANS TO BETSY did managed to recapture my attention as I waited to see how Evan would discover the culprit.
3) EVAN TO BETSY read very quickly and works well as a palate cleanser between darker/longer books or other genres. It wasn’t my favorite in this series but I plan to continue with the next title to see how Constable Evans fares on his new motorbike with his expanded territory. I’m not entirely sold on Bronwen being the woman for him. He appears too ambivalent to be serious to me. 😉

READER CAUTION ~
PROFANITY - Yes. Strong language is used but infrequently.
VIOLENCE - PG. Murder and violence occurs but it is not described in a dark or graphic manner.
SEXUAL SITUATIONS - None.
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391 reviews1 follower
February 11, 2023
Hätte Constable Evan Evans nicht schon genug mit seinem Umzug zu tun, macht er sich auch noch Sorgen um Betsy, die laut der Amerikanerin Emmy Court hellseherische Fähigkeiten haben soll und deswegen kurz entschlossen im neu eröffneten New-Age-Zentrum Sacred Grove einen Job annimmt. Kurz nachdem Betsy ihre neue Stelle angetreten hat, verschwindet der berühmte Hellseher Randy Wunderlich. Wenig später wird er tot in einer Höhle gefunden und das, nachdem Betsy von ihm geträumt hat. So muss Constable Evan Evans diesmal in einem verzwickten Fall ermitteln. Denn es gibt im New-Age-Zentrum Sacred Grove nicht nur einige kuriose Gestalten, die sich verdächtig machen. Umso mehr er über das Opfer erfährt, desto deutlicher wird, dass dieser nicht so beliebt war, wie seine Ehefrau allen weismachen will.

Ich bin gerne mit Constable Evan Evans auf die Spurensuche gegangen und habe versucht, der Täterin oder dem Täter auf die Spur zu kommen. Dabei gibt es einige Verdächtige, von denen man bis zum Schluss kaum einen ausschließen kann. Das hat die Ermittlungsarbeit von Evan spannend gemacht. Leider flaute die Spannung für meinen Geschmack zu oft wieder ab, wodurch Längen entstanden.

Ich fand es schön zu sehen, wie sehr Evan sich bemüht, die Weichen für eine gemeinsame Zukunft mit Bronwen zu stellen. Daran merkt man, wie ernst es ihm mit ihr ist. Außerdem bin ich gespannt, ob Evan seinen Frust, nur als Dorfpolizist abgestempelt zu werden, irgendwann doch Luft macht. Denn man merkt, wie sehr ihn das immer wieder ärgert.

Interessant fand ich es, Betsy besser kennenzulernen und hinter die Fassade der toughen Frau zu schauen. Denn hinter dieser steckt eine junge, verunsicherte Frau, die Anerkennung sucht, die sie nicht bekommt. Was wohl auch einer der Gründe ist, wieso sie sich so leichtgläubig in die Finger von Emmy begibt. Denn das Betsy im Grunde nicht dumm ist, beweist sie immer wieder.

Fazit:
Constable Evan Evans ermittelt in einem verzwickten Fall, bei dem man bis zum Schluss kaum einen der Verdächtigen ausschließen kann. Gerade das hat für Spannung gesorgt, die für meinen Geschmack zwar viel zu oft wieder zu schnell abflaute. Dennoch bin ich gerne mit Constable Evan Evans auf die Spurensuche gegangen und habe fleißig mitermittelt, wer hinter der Tat stecken und welchen Grund die Täterin oder der Täter haben könnte.
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105 reviews
November 21, 2022
Glaubt ihr an Vorhersagen, glaubt ihr dass, wenn jemand mit übersinnlichen Kärften euch eure Zukunft vorher sagt ? Nun ja, im Mord im Sinn, geht es um ein kleines verschlafenes Dorf, in dem die Kellnerin einer Bar, dazu gebracht wird zu glauben, sie sei eine echte Keltin und könne daher in die Zukunft sehen.
Es hat einfach wieder spaß gemacht ein hörbuch zu hören und ich bin definitv entschloss mehr Hörbücher an zuhören. Nun ja zurück zum Buch.
Alles fing unschuldig an. Und eine Kellnerin namens Betsie, lies sich in eine Welt voller Horhersagen und Aberglauben führen. Sie begann in einem Resor zu arbeiten, der sich ausschließlich damit befasste. Und nun ja, für ein Mädchen aus einem verschlafenen Dorf, war es nur selbstverständlich, dass sie sich als was besonderes fühlen wollte. Wollen wir das nicht alle ? Nur wer konnte ahnen, dass der Besitzer dieses Resor verschwinden würde und tot in einer Mysteriösen Höhle gefunden werden würde. Und dies durch einen Traum der unserer wunderbaren Betsie erschien. Niemand wollte sich eingestehen, dass sowas tatsächlich möglich ist, und für einen kurzen Augenblick habe auch ich auch an übersinnlich Fähigkeiten geglaubt. Und dennoch wissen wir es besser.
Was mir besonders an diesem Buch gefallen hat, war dass ich echt keine Ahnung hatte, wer der Täter war und bis zum letzten Augenblick, ist mir nicht klar gewesen, dass Unschuld eigentlich eine gute Tarnung für unseren Täter war. Ich war überrascht, als sich unser Täter offenbarte und bin alles in Gedanken nochmal durch gegangen. Ein kleines Liebesdrame zwischen unserem Polizisten, unserer kleinen Kellnerin und einer weiteren Person machte mir das Buch auch noch etwas schmackhafter, und die Wahl die er traf enttäuschte zwar aber war dennoch verständlich. Der Job unseres jungen Polizisten, war es den Mörder zu kriegen und wie immer in einem guten Krimi, ist ihm das gelungen und das ist im endeffekt alles was zählt.
Im großen und ganzen fand ich das Buch echt gut, es war jetzt nichts besonderes muss ich sagen und nun ja zuhören kann ich gut, aber ich habe mittlerweile Bücher gelesen, die mich einfach mehr gepackt haben, und mich echt mitfiebern ließen. Die Spannung war einfach nicht da und das ist für mich von großer Bedeutung.
76 reviews
November 19, 2022
New-Age in Nordwales

Magische Kristallkugeln und nebulöse Ereignisse �
Der spannende Auftakt der zweiten Staffel der beliebten Cosy Crime-Reihe!
Als eine glamouröse Amerikanerin im beschaulichen walisischen Dorf Llanfair auftaucht und von faszinierenden spirituellen Kräften spricht, ist die Bar-Dame Betsy Edwards begeistert. Sofort nimmt sie eine Stelle im neu eröffneten New-Age-Center Sacred Grove an. Natürlich denken alle anderen Dorfbewohner � inklusive Constable Evan Evans �, dass Betsy den Verstand verloren hat. Die Bar-Dame hingegen kann es kaum erwarten, ihren sechsten Sinn zu entdecken und ist nur wenig überrascht, als in ihren Träumen Hinweise zum mysteriösen Verschwinden des Leiters vom Sacred Grove auftauchen. Evans hat das New-Age-Center schon länger im Blick und als Betsy Detektiv spielt, wird Evan bewusst, dass in diesem Fall nichts so ist, wie es scheint �
Ja, ich habe es wieder getan. Ich musste unbedingt den nächsten Band über Constable Evan Evans lesen.
Er ist mir in den letzten Bänden richtig ans Herz gewachsen und ich wollte unbedingt wissen, wie es mit ihm und seiner Beziehung zu Bronwen weiter geht.
Natürlich sind auch die Fälle, in denen er ermittelt, immer sehr spannend. Dies ist ein weiterer Grund, warum ich unbedingt weiterlesen wollte.
Rhys Bowen ist eine Meisterin darin, die Landschaft und die Ortschaften bildlich entstehen zu lassen. Meine Tochter hat Bilder vom Snowden und der Umgebung in ihrem Englischbuch und ich war sehr erstaunt, dass diese Bilder sehr exakt das darstellen, was ich mir beim Lesen der Bücher vorgestellt hatte.
Die Autorin schafft es aber auc genauso einen sehr spannenden Plot entstehen zu lassen und man kann wirklich mit Constable Evans mitermitteln und tappt meistens genauso lange im Dunkeln wie er.

Die Bücher sind locker und leicht geschrieben, dass es Spaß macht sie zu lesen.
Das Cover passt in die Reihe der vorangegangenen und zeigt ein walisisches Cottage vor einem Berg im Hintergrund.
Von mir gibt es wieder eine klare Leseempfehlung. Ich bin mittlerweile Fan dieser Reihe und freue mich schon auf den nächsten Band.

791 reviews7 followers
October 31, 2022
Constable Evans has finally gotten his own place, having moved out on Mrs. Williams. Bronwyn gets very sick after Evans makes spaghetti for her at his new place. Evans remembers later that Betsy had visited while he was preparing the dinner. Evans has been assigned a police motorcycle.

An old mansion in a town nearby is turned into a new age healing center, Sacred Grove. A PhD student, Emmy Court, is wandering the countryside looking for candidates to be studied. She stops at the pub in Llanfair and convinces Betsy to come to the center. Betsy quit her job at the Red Dragon and moved into the center.

The other story is of a young American girl, Rebecca, doing a semester at Oxford who sent a note to her parents saying she’s going to go traveling and then disappears into Wales. She worked at Sacred Grove for about a week six months earlier.

The husband of the owner of the center is somewhat of a renowned psychic himself, Randy Wunderlich, is found dead in one of the caves off the beach. And it turns out to be murder. There are plenty of suspects: his wife, Lady Annabel, her son Michael, Emmy Court, Betsy, Any American he had swindled before he left for England, The in-house druid, Rhiannon, Lady Annabel‘s business manager, or Mrs. Roberts, the housekeeper who has worked for Lady Annabel since she was born.

While cleaning the steam room one day, someone locks Betsy in and turns it on. She is rescued by Michael and Bethan, one of the other young women working at the center.

The next day Bethann is locked into the steam room and dies.

Evans decides to look more closely into the disappearance of Rebecca. He goes to Oxford and talks to as many people as he can who might’ve known her. He learns that another woman had gone missing the previous year.

Betsy rescues herself from the murderer. She is the star of this story.

This had a slow start but a fine finish.
212 reviews8 followers
September 28, 2021
In recent times I’ve become a big consumer of audiobooks. I have to confess I usually have two on the go at once . There are my walking books which gives me motivation to go on a daily walk so I can find out what happens next and my bedtime book, usually lighter and less complex which I listen to in 15 minute increments so if I drift off to sleep I don’t have to back track too much. EVANS TO BETSY falls into the latter category.

Constable Evan Evans is responsible for the little village of Llanfair in the Snowdonia region of Wales where a good percentage of the population shares his name hence there is Evans the post and the butcher is Evans the meat among others. There are also two chapels in the village who take pot shots at each via conflicting bible passages on their respective notice boards. The pub is conveniently located behind chapel Bethel so the less committed church goers can sneak out of the service and into the pub largely undetected.

Betsy the barmaid is feeling overworked and underpaid and fed up with the cranky publican so she quits her job and finds another at a newly opened retreat which has a self proclaimed famous America psychic in residence. It also offers a practicing Druid along with the usual yoga and spa treatments. To Betsy is seems like there are a lot of employees for very few guests but she overlooks that in her enthusiasm when she is told by a visiting Academic studying the paranormal that she is almost certainly psychic. When the American psychic is found dead under strange circumstances Evan Evans decides this needs to be investigated.

The book is fun and entertaining and the narrator suits the story. Just the thing for bed tiny “reading�
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115 reviews
November 29, 2022
Ein keltisch angehauchter Cosy-Krimi

Ein Fall ziemlich verworrener Fall für Evans

Als ein Jaguar in Llanfair auftaucht, verdreht er einige Köpfe. Und als sein Passagier, eine attraktive junge Amerikanerin namens Emmy, ohne Begleitung in den Red Dragon Pub kommt, ist das Interesse der Gäste geweckt. Besonders Betsy, die Bardame, ist fasziniert, denn Emmy behauptet, sie sei eine Studentin und hier, um über die übersinnlichen Kräfte von Menschen keltischen Blutes zu forschen. Und sie glaubt, dass Betsy selbst die Gabe haben könnte, die Zukunft vorauszusehen, die sie von ihrer Nain - ihrer walisischen Großmutter - geerbt hat.

Die Dorfbewohner glauben, dass Betsy ein bisschen verrückt geworden ist, als sie zustimmt, sich im Sacred Grove New Age Center "testen" zu lassen. Doch als der Leiter des Zentrums verschwindet und einer von Betsys Träumen dabei hilft, die Leiche zu finden, scheint etwas dran zu sein an dieser übersinnlichen Sache. Constable Evans hat allerdings einen Verdacht. Und ob mit oder ohne Gabe, eine Sache, die Betsy nicht voraussieht, ist, wie sehr sie bald in Gefahr sein wird ...

Das Cover gefällt mir wieder sehr gut. Der Schreibstil ist wie immer wunderschön flüssig. Die Story ist diesmal etwas verworren und Evans zeigt endlich Gefühle, was er sonst in seinem Polizeialltag nicht so macht. Das macht ihn mir sehr sympathisch. Schön ist auch das es das Buch, auch als Hörbuch gibt. Ich kann den Roman nur jedem empfehlen der Cosy-Krimis und britische Krimis mag.
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2,597 reviews17 followers
July 16, 2022
(3.5 stars) This is the 6th book in the series and I listened to the Audible version. An American research student comes into the pub and is looking for anyone with a history of psychic ability. Betsy talks to her about her family’s history of having the “sight� and the woman talks Betsy into being tested for psychic abilities at the Sacred Grove resort. Separately, Constable Evans is looking into the disappearance of a young woman, last heard of heading down to the Sacred Grove. His patrol area has been expanded and he has been given a motorbike to help get him around. When Betsy’s boss doesn’t allow her to take time off for further testing, she quits and takes a job at the Sacred Grove. But when the Grove’s resident psychic goes missing, Betsy has a premonition and leads them to a body. Constable Evans begins to wonder if there is more going on than meets the eye and looks more deeply into the strange activities at the center and begins to unravel the mystery.
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333 reviews19 followers
April 12, 2022
Auch wenn die Reihe um Evan Evans eher ruhig und gemütlich erscheint, so sind die Bücher immer wieder spannend.
Das könnte natürlich an den eigenwilligen, aber sympathischen Charakteren liegen, oder aber natürlich auch an der so wundervoll beschriebenen Atmosphäre des Lebens in einen kleinen traditionellen walisischen Dorf.
Wie dem auch sei, ich freue mich immer über jeden Teil und fühle eine angenehme Verbundenheit mit diesen Geschichten.

Auch dieser Fall hier hatte wieder eine Überraschungen für uns parat und war durchaus spannend. Vor allem durch das Einbringen einer ungewöhnlicheren Thematik, nämlich der New Age Bewegung und traditionellen Keltengeschichten, Druiden und Hellseherei, war es dieses Mal gar nicht so leicht herauszufinden, wer wie involviert ist. Es gab also sehr viele Möglichkeiten zum Miträtseln. Ganz nach meinem Geschmack.
33 reviews1 follower
November 20, 2021
Mord im Sinn / Band 6
Rhys Bowen
KRIMINALROMAN

Es wird spirituell und mystisch beim Constable Evans. Unterliegt er den vielen Ohms?

Die Mörersuche ist nicht einfach, dass kann ich sagen. Bis zum Schluss blieb es spannend. Irgendwie hatte ich diesmal einen Tipp der es sein könnte. Ich hab recht behalten.

Zwischen Constable Evans und seiner Freundin bauen sich Missverständnisse auf und der arme Kerl hat das Näschen für den Mörder. Für seinen Job tut er alles auch wenn er nicht zum Essen oder schlafen kommt. Auch die freien Tage ist der Gute auf Achse. Im Wohle der Menschheit.

Das Cover ist etwas nixsagend. Irgendwie fehlt das spirituelle, das Chi Chi. Aber den Krimi fand ich super.

Ich bin gespannt auf den Band 7.
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1,737 reviews3 followers
October 3, 2019
Betsy, a bar tender at the local pub wanted to date Evan. She is basically a friendly person who just wants more from life than pouring beers. So when a visiting American doing research on Welsh folk with spiritual insights shows up and tells her that she must have that ability to foresee the future, she is an easy target. Betsy gets a job at a new Spiritual Center. When Evan appears to visit the site (and to check up on Betsy), he finds himself involved in a mystery: where has the dynamic and charismatic leader disappeared to? Then Betsy's power provides a dream clue to his whereabouts; she is right, but that only ups the ante when they find his dead body.
2,102 reviews37 followers
December 13, 2021
Scams that started across the Atlantic and so fleeing the American justice system... the culprits went to England and drove further until they settled on the perfect place to execute their schemes ~ Llanfair. On the Red Dragon was Betsy the perfect patsy. It so happened that there was also a missing American girl... a serious violinist who had a study~stint in Oxford then went to work at a New Age healing center called the Secret Grove and then disappeared. The Grove would be where Evan and Betsy would end up... and both would soon find out that Strange would be really Deadly... though not without its humorous and sometimes embarrassing moments and Mrs. Powell~Jones could be relied upon to ever be the constant irritant with her complaints.
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436 reviews2 followers
November 20, 2020
Having switched most of my reading by Rhys Bowen to her newer series featuring Lady Georgiana Rannoch (Her Royal Spyness), I had put this 20-ish-year-old series to the side. I picked up this next book in the series and am charmed anew at Constable Evans and his Welsh town. It's light reading (probably lighter than Her Royal Spyness) and a great no thinking required read. Although the murderer in this offering was pretty apparent early on , it still was entertaining.
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2,935 reviews19 followers
January 1, 2021
My favorite so far!! More murders than usual and Evan, with the help of Betsy, solves them. I love this little village!!
There is FINALLY a proposal, perhaps a promotion and more. There is one funny thing in the beginning, an American comes to town and sees the billboards of the opposing churches and thinks it is funny that they have contradictory Bible phrases, when that is the purpose. Also, this book has the best title in the series. On to the next. Can I finish 200 pages before midnight for my last book of the year??
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19 reviews
August 13, 2018
Good story, not sure I got quite as much out of it as I should have. I had thought after reading the first book in this series that I could reading the remaining ones out of order without it hurting anything, but I think I must have missed some back story by jumping into book number six. So it's back to the library to try and obtain numbers two and three and then we'll see. This one was fun nevertheless.
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971 reviews21 followers
March 14, 2020
Barmaid Betsy is told she is psychic.

Our kind but naive barmaid is convinced by an American she is psychic. She is off working and training at the strange New Age Clinic.
Of course her crush Constable Evans gets involved when he searches for a missing college student and suspects things at the clinic are not what they appear.
We find that Betsy may be naive but this time, she is sharper than anyone realized.
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693 reviews
October 7, 2021
Not bad but not my favourite in the series. I liked the tying together of several incidents over time, all leading to the same culprit. I continue to enjoy the setting and the character development in this series. I was, however, disappointed with Evan's behaviour towards Betsy in this one, and his rather ridiculous "Oh dear I'm a single man and can't cook" attitude. Really, it was a bit much. I hope he can pull himself together for the next one!
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