No Known Grave (Detective Inspector Tom Tyler Mysteries) MP3 CD – Audiobook, January 10, 2017

Readers of mysteries know that there are different styles within the genre. One of those are the "murders done in a confined space and almost anyone can be the murderer (and the victim, come to that!); sort of like "Murder on the Orient Express". "No Known Grave", by Maureen Jennings, is the third in her "Tom Tyler" series and offers exactly that plot and a similar cast of potential victims and murderers.The "Tom Tyler" series is set in WW2 England. I have not read the first two - though I think I will do so - but the protagonist is a "Great War" veteran who is working as a country policeman during the war years. He has moved to a small town, Ludlow, and in his third day in town and on the job, he is called in to investigate a murder of a blind man and his son at a convalescent hospital. Among the patients at this closed hospital are men and women grievously wounded in the war - either in battle or in bombing raids at home. Most of the patients are blinded and amputees; they are being cared for at a "stately home" set up to provide recovery services. The convalescent home is run by an order of Anglican Sisters, who are also nurses.Jennings does an excellent job at setting up her time and place. St Anne's, the secluded home, is distant enough from the battles and bombings, but close enough to the emotional anguish and physical frailties that the war has brought. Why are such disparate people as the blind father and his son and the old nursing nun cut down in violent fashion? What do a series of letters sent to Tom Tyler describing massacres in an unnamed place, where the murdered "have no graves", do with the these murders?"No Known Grave" is a good look at war-time England where police work still needs to be done. Maureen Jennings has written a good, insightful mystery.

This is an amazing setting for a murder mystery – a World War II hospital run by Anglican nuns who are nursing shell-shocked patients with horrible scars and mutilations. Some are in wheelchairs. Some are blind. Most are severely traumatized. We get to know them all when Detective Inspector Tom Tyler arrives to investigate the murder of a staff member and one of his sons.Sergeant McHattie was gassed and blinded in the Great War. He was a good man teaching some of the patients massage, which it was hoped might be a viable career for them. Tyler finds it hard to imagine why anyone would want to kill the man, let alone kill his teenage son. When more tragedies ensue, Tyler is really stumped.The atmosphere of the hospital, and the personalities of the nuns, are all very fascinating. Among the many constables, one is particularly interesting – a young woman who drives a motorcycle at maniacal speeds, speaks with an upper crust accent, and shows promise as a detective. Women were new to the police force at that time, and even the liberal-minded Tyler is not always sure how to treat her.A romance blossoms among the disfigured patients, and this is a charming diversion.Although I found the motive for the crimes a bit astounding, I enjoyed the investigation and got very caught up in the experiences of the characters.

The murder of a blind war veteran and his teenage son at the St. Anne's convalescent home for the severely injured brings Inspector Tom Tyler to the scene of the crime. The time is 1942 and WWII is still not going well for England. The German bombing blitz has destroyed cities and towns and dislocated society, killing and maiming many. St. Anne's is a refuge for those who are very much d'or combat. It's dozen or so patients are blind, badly disfigured, traumatized and immobilized. Still, among their number may be a sadistic killer on a mission.The well-drawn characters are equal to the well-stitched plot in this novel. The author gets the feel of the period right and has an especially credible touch with the subject of disability and the adjustments that have to be made by those afflicted. The story compares well with other crime fiction of the same period.

Jennings weaves a good tale, with excellent character development. I have read all of her Murdock Mystery books and all of the Tom Tyler books. Even thought the books appear numbered, for the most part, reading them in sequence is not of huge importance. Of the three Tom Tyler books, this one has the most intrigue and mystery, though if you pay very close attention, at about one third of the way through, you will deduce who the murderer is.

Terrific book. Great plot and a wonderful rendering of an awful incident in WWII history. Jennings characters are well drawn and as the Globe and Mail said, it does remind you of Foyle's War--how the incidents of the battlefield reach back into the homefront. Set in a hospital for badly scarred (both emotionally and physically) patients in Ludlow run by Anglican nuns, the story centers on three murders and a kidnapping and reaches a climax in a Norman era church, tied up neatly with a twisted plot involving the assassination of Reinhart Heydrich and the murders in a razing of the town of Lidice in Czechoslovakia by the Gestapo in retaliation.

I positively loved this story...kept me guessing right to the end...the surprise ending was not as expected... I liked the way the author worked her way along and I liked her style of writing..I would recommend this one for anyone who likes mysteries...I certainly had trouble putting this one down...JP

I love the Tom Tyler mysteries.Great sense of time and place.Likable main character.Look forward to more in this series.This book is the third in the series, and I advise reading them in order.

A mystery within the confines of WWII and the survival of endless combat in a convalescent hospital. Not the best book of those horrific times but a good read.

I like these stories. I've read the others, and now after reading number three, I can report I haven't tierd of the story line.The detectives life has moved on, and he is now slightly adrift from his family who featured heavily in the previous novels. But where he goes trouble follows. Yes, ok that is predictable, but so what.If I write to much it will give the story away, but I do have to say the author deals with a true life event of WW2 sensitively. The actual facts are there, and I don't believe they have been embroidered. Credit for not doing that. But I do feel that the way it is tied into the plot is a little fanciful. Unless someone were to tell me otherwise, it's highly unlikely.The book is fiction though isn't it, so sit back and enjoy. Nicely paced, easy on the eye, and keeps your attention.

This story was of particular interest to me as it is set in our nearest town. Much was identifiable and some locations pure imagination but believable. Very unusual storyline. Set in the war and in a convalescent home for the injured soldiers and airmen. Nuns actually run the home and the local police become involved when the first murder takes cplace. The mystery is that nobody appears to be physically capable of carrying out a murder. Well worth a read as there is a real and exciting twist at the finish.

I really enjoyed reading the books re murdoch and tom tyler. I think it would be a great Idea if maureen could do a short story on each of the main characters in the murdoch series. Would like to know the background of julia ogden, crabtree, higgins and brackenreid and how they got into their oarticular positions in the police force.

I am looking forward reading this book after her first two stories were excellent.

Good condition

I agree. It's a very unusual murder mystery. It's probably the best of the series. I believe her latest book is going to be Murdoch again. I loved Murdoch but please let's have more Tom Tyler. The World War 2 atmos is wonderful

Bought this as I am an admirer of the town of Ludlow and the story is based in Ludlow.It could have been anywhere!Underwhelming climax!

excellent read.

This book is shutdown it kept me from guessing the end good holiday read and for book clubs well written

Guessed who the murderer was, but let's be honest at various stages throughout the book I thought it was somebody else! I would love to mention what garden path the author led me up but that might stop a few readers following. Despite never visiting England I really felt that I was there because the author painted the scene so well, but also thanks to seeing lots of Pommie cop shows ( politically incorrect term? sorry), The English Patient and bits of Downtown Abbey. The characters were easy to relate to and I plan to follow up on this series. Might check out The English Patient first, it has been sitting on the Kindle for a while.P.s. All those police on bikes could almost have been funny, gotta remember it was wartime.

The setting is England during the World War 2 for No Known Grave, the third book in the DI Tom Tyler series by Maureen Jennings.In this book, DI Tom Tyler lands a new job in Ludlow. Immediately, he is on a case where a WW1 veteran and his son have been found murdered. The scene of the crime is a cottage which is situated on the larger property of an Anglican convalescent home. The perplexing question is 'who done it'?Perplexing, when the suspects are all invalids or seriously wounded or nuns. To add to the suspense, anonymous letters are sent regarding the murders.No Known Grave ticks all the boxes for a good mystery read. The imagery has impact in scenes such as: the creepy manor house, Ludlow village, the atmospheric conditions of the setting and the general life of wartime England (and it's stoic people).Tom Tyler is realistically portrayed and relatable. Yes, as the blurb states, No Known Grave feels a little like Foyles War - setting, domestic crimes during wartime and an honest, understated detective. As a fan of FW, I enjoyed the connection. However, I don't want to imply that Jenning's books can't stand on their own, because they can. The good writing is evident, the plot is well-thought-out and the intriging mystery, clues and twists are clever.

I'm new to Kindle books. I just love it! It's so easy to order books and you have them in a few minutes!The prices are very reasonable. You then don't have to carry big books around.

Another fantastic book from Maureen Jennings. She never stops amazing me with her works. She always puts you right there where it is happening. Thanks Maureen.

Great Mystery Writer with a fantastic talent for building interesting characters.

a very interesting read kept me intriged