It was a well-crafted and well-plotted thriller. A young intern and her lawyer husband are dragged into the web of a stalker. Craft aside, though, I f...moreIt was a well-crafted and well-plotted thriller. A young intern and her lawyer husband are dragged into the web of a stalker. Craft aside, though, I found myself disliking the heroine. Too much of the plot was fueled by marital misunderstandings, and she was so innocent in them all that she became irritating.(less)
All of Dorothy Sayer's books are great, but some are definitely in a class by themselves. This is one of my favorites, with Lord Peter Wimsey at his v...moreAll of Dorothy Sayer's books are great, but some are definitely in a class by themselves. This is one of my favorites, with Lord Peter Wimsey at his very best.(less)
One of the great mysteries, despite the fact that it takes a while to get going. The chapter quotations about bell-ringing are fascinating, though I h...moreOne of the great mysteries, despite the fact that it takes a while to get going. The chapter quotations about bell-ringing are fascinating, though I haven't the slightest idea what any of it meant.(less)
It was well-written and enjoyable, but I didn't have any trouble putting it down at night. That may have more to do with circumstances (school vacatio...moreIt was well-written and enjoyable, but I didn't have any trouble putting it down at night. That may have more to do with circumstances (school vacation week) than the book. I found the discover of the actual second objective to be anti-climactic, and not the shocker that it was to the main characters.(less)
This was my first Laura Lippman and I liked it very much. Tess Monaghan is a good addition to the female PI genre. I find series books tend to get bor...moreThis was my first Laura Lippman and I liked it very much. Tess Monaghan is a good addition to the female PI genre. I find series books tend to get boring after a while (Tony Hillerman excepted) because the main character doesn't change. I hope that doesn't hold true for Tess.(less)
The problem when you're a compulsive mystery reader is that it doesn't take too long before you run through all the first-rate mysteries and your stuc...moreThe problem when you're a compulsive mystery reader is that it doesn't take too long before you run through all the first-rate mysteries and your stuck with the second tier writers. So it's great that publishers have started translating foreign writers. I love Henning Mankell, his books are intelligent and entertaining. His Sweden is the real country, and not the Sweden American's idealize. In this book I'm finding Kurt Wallander's personal life stuck in a rut, and I feel like giving him a kick. But the mystery and the portrayal of Sweden's social problems are well-done.(less)
This book definitely provided me with insight into life in the Balkans, and I enjoyed reading it very much. There were flaws however: a prologue that...moreThis book definitely provided me with insight into life in the Balkans, and I enjoyed reading it very much. There were flaws however: a prologue that ends up having nothing to do with the plot, a point of view that only shows up once and then disappears, and a plot that loses some believability the farther afield it goes. (less)
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