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Just finished up In the Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy L Sayers. This collection represents the last bit of Sayers' fiction that I wanted to read...just so I could say I'd re-read all of her fiction this year. The collection is okay. Decent. But I don't think it represents her best work. I much prefer her earlier collections (Lord Peter Views the Body and Hangman's Holiday) and even her final stories found in Striding Folly. The writing itself isn't at fault--it's terrific as always--but the s
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I'd read this years ago.
Enjoyable stories, for the most part. I hadn't completely remembered them. As I read "The Cypriot Cat" it came back to me. ...more
Enjoyable stories, for the most part. I hadn't completely remembered them. As I read "The Cypriot Cat" it came back to me. ...more
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They say, "Dead men tell no tales.", but the charred remains of a man certainly has a lot to say....A murder has been committed, but everyone involved seems to have perfect alibis, alibis which are a bit too good to be true...A small-time salesman with a curious name gets entangled in a series of adventures...Just some of the tales in this short story collection by Sayers. It was hard for me to pull myself away from this book. One of my favorites from 2018!
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I really enjoyed the first few stories, both the Lord Peter and Montague Egg ones. However, by the time I reached the end of the book the stories had gotten too dependent on a twisty ending without giving me a good story along the way. So I give it 2.5 stars overall.
Apr 25, 2008
Tracey
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Danielle
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Daniele
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Cat {Wild Night In}
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Nanosynergy
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