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3+ Unfortunately I read this when there was lots of distraction in the background. It is a "nice" mystery. Only one death and no gore whatsoever. The writing was superb. Interesting characters - though most are all introduced at once, and I found it initially challenging to keep track of them. Perhaps they were a bit "well-to-do British stereotypes."
The pace of this mystery is slower than most in the genre, however I still found myself sucked in and needed to finish before making dinner. I look ...more
The pace of this mystery is slower than most in the genre, however I still found myself sucked in and needed to finish before making dinner. I look ...more
This was laid out as a classic locked room mystery--set in a Tudor-era manor, with the brilliant detective--Inspector Adam Dalgliesh--bringing together the suspects in the end for the big reveal. The mystery, involving the murder of the estate's maid, Sally Jallup, kept me guessing until the end while playing fair with the reader--a rather neat feat given this was written in omniscient, going into the mind of many of the suspects, and it's a well-done omniscient too. This was a quick, enjoyable
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