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Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) by Sarah Hawkswood (Sept/Oct 25)
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Vale of Tears (Bradecote and Catchpoll #5) - SPOILER Thread - (Sept/Oct 25)
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This is the first Dr Gideon Fell mystery, first published in 1933 and recently released on kindle in the UK. As a lover of Golden Age crime, this novel has been on my radar for a while and the kindle release pushed me to finally get around to reading it.
Tad Rampole is an American, who meets the lovely Dorothy Starberth on a station platform, and is befriended by Gideon Fell on the train. Invited to stay with Fell, he finds himself embroiled in the local tale of Chatterham Prison, now abandoned; ...more
Tad Rampole is an American, who meets the lovely Dorothy Starberth on a station platform, and is befriended by Gideon Fell on the train. Invited to stay with Fell, he finds himself embroiled in the local tale of Chatterham Prison, now abandoned; ...more
Sep 02, 2013
Ellen
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it was amazing
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Hag's Nook
Hag's Nook
by John Carr
5.0 out of 5 stars
come closer dear reader...a mystery awaits., September 7, 2013
This review is from: Hag's Nook
"Hag's Nook" the introduction to Dr. Gideon Fell-master of the locked room mysteries.
John Dickson Carr AKA Carter is an author any reader or writer of mysteries should be respectfully aware of. Carr's books on Dr. Gideon Fell were written during the golden age of mysteries (1930's-60's) and have stood the test of time.
This masterfully written stor ...more
Not only was this a locked room mystery with a wonderfully creepy atmosphere but the culprit was such a surprise! I have read several other Gideon Fell books but I am glad that I have finally read this first one.
Jan 14, 2020
Jill
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This is the first in the Dr. Gideon Fell Series, a series, I have meant to read for sometime. It starts with quite a humourous description of an American young man's first trip to England, and his meeting of a English girl on a railway station. They are travelling to the same place but he does not travel with her, instead he meets Dr Fell in the train. Dr Gideon Fell is an elderly man who is very much a larger-than-life character, and takes the young man, Rampole, to his house. There we find he
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The first Dr. Fell. An atmospheric tale with a decent mystery. However, it also revealed to me the problems that I have with Carr. Except for The Burning Court, which I loved, and He Who Whispers, which I hated, I find it difficult to get involved with his characters. In fact, the character that I liked the most in this novel was that of Mrs. Fell. I hope to read more of her.
An interesting mystery involving a family curse. The detective show great promise as a unique addition to the genre. The solution to the 'impossible' crime seemed to make sense. All in all a fine introduction to the series.
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Sep 02, 2017
Sara
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May 09, 2022
Laura Hannaway
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Nov 24, 2020
Nina
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Nov 21, 2020
Rachel Burke
marked it as want-to-buy
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Apr 02, 2021
ChrisGA
marked it as to-read
