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Mystery in White

J. Jefferson Farjeon,

Martin Edwards (Introduction)

Start date: December 1, 2016

Finish date: December 31, 2016

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Nov 16, 2017 Julie Durnell rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: england-uk, mystery

I loved this book, maybe it's just the right time of the year to read a snowbound mystery at Christmas but it was great! A bit of gothic, a bit of supernatural and a real entertaining read-I'm thinking it would make a wonderful movie in light of the Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express remake. ...more

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Sep 13, 2016 Christine PNW rated it liked it

This has little in common with Murder on the Orient Express, aside from the whole train in winter thing.

This is my second British Library Crime Classic by J. Jefferson Farjeon. I previously read Thirteen Guests, which was a traditional English Country House murder. I preferred Mystery in White to that one, but I have yet to find one of these BLCC mysteries that comes close to a Christie or a Sayers. I suppose that is, in part, why they are long out of print and need to be "rediscovered."

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Jan 27, 2023 Cindy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I was disappointed - guess I expected something different in a golden age mystery. Seemed far more character - dialogue driven rather than plot.

In addition I had a lot of problems with the English narrator which is unusual for me. The sweet spot for listening was 85% of normal, but I still found Patience Tomlinson's voices for the different characters difficult to understand which didn't help. ...more

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Dec 28, 2021 Sarah G rated it it was ok

A rather dull story that I had difficulty finishing, with a denouement that was frankly ridiculous.

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Dec 25, 2017 Neer rated it liked it

Shelves: reads-17, vintage-mystery, 1930s, brit-lit, mysteries, downloads

Don't expect a conventional mystery and you won't be disappointed. Actually 3 and a half stars.

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First Line: THE Great Snow began on the evening of December 19th.

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