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Death in Fancy Dress

Anthony Gilbert,

Martin Edwards (Introduction)

Start date: November 1, 2022

Finish date: November 30, 2022

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Mar 25, 2020 Shauna rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2020, golden-age-crime

I have no idea why this book was chosen to be reprinted as part of the British Library crime classic series. It is extremely dull, with unbelievable characters, and what plot there is centres around a suspicion of blackmail amongst the upper echelons of society. After about 110 dreary pages there is finally a murder - the villainous Ralph Feltham. The book then meandered around for another hundred or so pages until finally the murderer is unmasked and the blackmailers dealt with.
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Nov 02, 2022 Sandy rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-classic, mystery-detective-grp, rread-2022, z2022-ga-challenge

Some excellent characters in this book: good, bad and amusing, but with one very silly young woman who unfortunately has a major role. The Golden Age authors are much better at country house mysteries than they are at crime syndicates and this could have been better if Gilbert stayed with her strength.

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