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Aug 09, 2024
Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂
rated it
really liked it
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This was really good!
Firstly, I'm glad that Martin Edwards has stopped putting spoilers in his introductions. (I had lost faith in him, so I read the introduction after completing the book!) His introduction gives a lot of information about Bell's (real name Doris Bell Collier Ball) life. She sounds like a remarkable woman.
This novel has a lot of authenticity - especially about medical details which this real life doctor could make believable. Set in and around the Port of London, this isn't a c ...more
Firstly, I'm glad that Martin Edwards has stopped putting spoilers in his introductions. (I had lost faith in him, so I read the introduction after completing the book!) His introduction gives a lot of information about Bell's (real name Doris Bell Collier Ball) life. She sounds like a remarkable woman.
This novel has a lot of authenticity - especially about medical details which this real life doctor could make believable. Set in and around the Port of London, this isn't a c ...more
Not so much a mystery really, as we are aware from the beginning who the criminals are, but it was still very much a page turner.
Jul 23, 2024
Jill
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it was amazing
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I had never heard of Josephine Bell until reading this, and hope to be able to find more books by her. I really enjoyed this book, and think it deserves to be a crime classic. This was written just after WW2, and so portrays London at the time. I was able to to visualise a lot of the descriptions of the area around the docks . The health care at that time, seemed so basic and true to the stories heard from grandparents.
The book surprised me as it includes so many crimes taking place. The smuggl ...more
The book surprised me as it includes so many crimes taking place. The smuggl ...more
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
Wonderful book with a realistic look at the London lower classes living by the Thames in the 1930's. The characters are three-dimensional, the atmosphere and setting are palpable, and the plot is intricate with multiple threads woven together as the book proceeds. I hope to find more from this author.
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Aug 13, 2021
Cindy
marked it as to-read
Mar 17, 2022
Suzanne Robertson Moutis
rated it
it was ok
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Feb 08, 2024
Stephanie
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Jul 25, 2024
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