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The principal characters, at 82 pages, still have not left the theatre from which a story was supposed to be spurned! They are still talking about the mystery instead of going to their homes or out into New York, to give us a novel! This is shockingly boring. The writers seemed to think we would be impressed with police roughness and a barrage of useless descriptions! I don't care if Robert Queen wiped his mouth!
— May 10, 2017 09:04AM
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I have abandoned no awful book but nearly did! I could praise the intricacy and originality of this plot. This duo obviously created a long-standing mystery magazine in their fictional name. I could certainly cut cringy things about the times a break. 1929 isn't the problem, except killing a rabbit! A test for one case! The writing sucks most of all. A "gentle" blowtorch in a throat? I loathe their writing!!!
— May 13, 2017 07:30AM
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I am halfway through. Police handling, including of women, is horrendous. Taking into consideration 1929, I am certain New York / American police officers of that time had a code of conduct too. I doubt they were allowed to be physically rough with anyone they were merely interrogating, even if antsy about safety with potential perps. Certainly not people merely hesitating to answer quesitons, nor their houseman!
— May 12, 2017 04:02AM
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We have finally left the location of the first scene! Gosh, was that boring. Unfortunately I have fallen asleep quickly, been busy, or only gone through a few pages per night. I will make a big dent tonight and finish as fast as I can. I make a quota for myself of 150 books per year. I must hit 75 books by the end of June for it to be feasible. After this novel, I can catch-up, by solely choosing genres I love!
— May 11, 2017 02:03PM
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Even knowing Ellery Queens would be the most typical of the typical American "crime-based mystery", I hoped there would be some magical genius that would draw me in. Maybe I will love it. Maybe other novels are better and less indulgent writing-wise. My goodness, we hear enough about hands in pockets and police barking orders. At 62 pages we have not even left the theatre! I am not excited to reprise this novel.
— May 09, 2017 04:29AM
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I don't know how much I will like this novel or duo. I see it is as I expected in one way. as textbook as it can get, in the tone of detective fiction. This is the form of "mystery" I like least of all. Not truly MYSTERIOUS. A businesslike police case. However as a lover of mysteries, even if this is the least creative type for me, I want to sample pioneers of this branch. I am sure to appreciate some aspects.
— May 06, 2017 06:10AM
