Ellen’s Comments (group member since Feb 05, 2016)

Ellen’s comments from the Reading the Detectives group.

Definitely not your typical golden age. The usual upper class characters completely absent. I was sympathetic to the addicted Dr. Ellis until we knew he murdered Mrs. Holland and helped murder Sgt. Chandler. We got to know Sgt. Chandler and I was upset at his murder. This all seemed very real to me. Kept me interested from start to finish.

Just finished Martin Edward's introduction to this book and I am really looking forward to the read.

I believe I gave it a fair chance getting almost 50% of the way through. I just couldn't care about the characters or what happened to them so DNF.

I just started this today. I got a paperback copy from my public library.

I went to Murder by the Book last week here in Houston to hear Jacqueline Winspear talk about her final book in the Maise Dobbs series The Comfort of Ghosts. I'm sad this is the last one but admire the author for knowing when it is time to draw a series to a close.

Started yesterday but didn't get very far. It is not one that has grabbed me right from the start.

This was a really high 4 stars for me right up to the very end and then it just fell off a cliff. There was no real conclusion. I still gave it the 4 stars but just barely.

This is when I need half a star. I liked this one better than Murder at the Grand Hotel and Murder at the Spring Ball but not as much as A Fete Worse Than Death. I will certainly continue with the series.

I've had this on kindle for awhileThe Middle Temple Murder I'm glad to be encouraged to read it. I plan to start next week.

Judy wrote: "I've just had a look and the complete Crispin short stories are now available in a new edition, ‘We Know You’re Busy Writing…’: The Collected Short Stories of Edmund Crispin, publi..
Looking forward to reading this, Got my copy in the mail yesterday.

Susan in NC wrote: "We’re trying to replace any appliances needed to get us another 5 years in our house, and we’re discussing with a repairman how appliances, indeed most consumer goods (like computers) seem to have ..."

This is many years ago now but when my Mom passed her major appliances(refrigerator, stove, washer/drier) were all over 40 years old and still going strong. Too much to go wrong on the newer models.

It was a quick read but there really wasn't much to it. I guess that is why I continue to be a fan of the real golden age writers. I think they have a larger vocabulary.

Judy wrote: "Susan in NC wrote: "Only three reviews so far, about 3-1/2 stars I think, not her best, etc., so can’t help wondering if they’re abridged, too…will keep you posted!..."

Thanks Susan! Looks like th..."

Got Impact of Evidence day before yesterday. Looking forward to starting it.

When Bultitude drove out of the manor and met Appleby I thought he was guilty and wondered why he was allowed to get away. I so very seldom get the villain right.

Started this yesterday and I too find myself a bit ill at ease seeing everything from Routh's point of view.

I hope to start this soon.

This is a reread for me but I don't remember noting this when I read it the first time. Just finished a scene where they go on a visit to the artistic types mass of confusion, readings, music, smoke, cooking, etc. and I remembered there was a similar situation in the novel Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers with Lord Peter Wimsey.

I like the The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire Mystery title much better than Murderer's Mistake much less bland. The murderer made several mistakes stealing the iron dogs being one of them. We don't learn until the end it probably wasn't the most important one but messing up the woodpile doesn't have the same ring to it.

It's really not right to edit out anything and not call it abridged and it's just a given for me that having different titles drive me nuts.

I plan to read the British Library paperback The Theft of the Iron Dogs: A Lancashire Mystery. It will be a reread although my previous read was on kindle Murderer's Mistake.