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Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18)

Ngaio Marsh

Start date: June 1, 2019

Finish date: June 30, 2019

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Dec 08, 2016 Gillian Kevern rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: police-procedural, vintage, queens-of-crime, mystery, nz-author, 1950s

I made the mistake of telling my stepdad, a man with an interest in fishing, that I'd read a mystery in which the scales of a trout played a major role.

'Oh, yeah?' he said. 'How big was it?'

I had completely neglected to remember this absolutely crucial piece of information and had to go back and find the passage where this important fish is introduced. My stepdad listened. 'Five pounds? Yeah, that's a big fish--for England. I know rivers here where the average size is seven pounds.' He then pr ...more

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Dec 13, 2021 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Apr 19, 2018 David Thompson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I was curious about the author after reading a review, in general not this book specifically, that said she was better than my beloved Agatha Christie. Clearing that from my mind, I started with zero expectations and was pleasantly surprised. The writing is very beautiful, with her eloquent descriptions of the settings and the interesting plot twists that connected the characters into tighter, related circles. This book works well having such a small ensemble where everyone is equally suspicious ...more

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