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3.5 stars- Very enjoyable country house murder - snow covers the ground and cuts this isolated Christmas party off from the world, and then the murders begin...
I’ve never read Cyril Hare before, and read this with the Reading the Detectives group. As others in the group pointed out, Dr. Bottwick, the academic present at the house to do historical research, owes a debt to Hercule Poirot. Like Christie’s Belgian detective, he is an outsider among the British guests and servants, thus able to obser ...more
I’ve never read Cyril Hare before, and read this with the Reading the Detectives group. As others in the group pointed out, Dr. Bottwick, the academic present at the house to do historical research, owes a debt to Hercule Poirot. Like Christie’s Belgian detective, he is an outsider among the British guests and servants, thus able to obser ...more
Enjoyable Golden Age mystery.
Dec 18, 2019
Laura Anne
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Mistakenly believed this would be my first Cyril Hare story, until I recalled a short story included in Bodies from the Library: "The Euthanasia of Hilary's Aunt" (one of the standouts from the collection). This one is a Golden Age murder mystery set at Christmas in a snowbound house. I especially liked the character Professor Bottwink, and will definitely look for more from Hare.
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This is the "cozy" mystery that all cozy mysteries should be like. It is a well written, enjoyable murder mystery that takes place at an English country house at Christmas time. What more could you want? How about a well written, literate murder mystery with references to things that you may to look up. What is a linenfold panel? Well, now I know and I now know a brief history of William Pitt the younger thanks to Google.
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An English Murder is a typical, country house, murder mystery common in Golden Age mysteries, with a slightly different feel. Although the set-up is one of my favorites – a group of guests snowed in at a country house over the holidays – the modern world is beginning to impinge.
But this is An English Murder, and it’s the motive that makes it so very English. The clues are laid out well and the pace of the story is well-done. I enjoyed it.
But this is An English Murder, and it’s the motive that makes it so very English. The clues are laid out well and the pace of the story is well-done. I enjoyed it.
Feb 25, 2012
Elizabeth
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Lillian
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Ruth
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Dec 06, 2015
Marianne
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Mar 07, 2018
Katie
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Nov 19, 2019
Megan
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Feb 07, 2021
Jenn Estepp
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Sep 16, 2021
Teri-K
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