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eliza_eperon's review against another edition
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
lucewat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
2.75
jilliwwatson's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mystereity's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series. Set in London in WW I, this installment follows Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy as they solve the murders of 2 women, one in a cinema and one in a park.
There was a lot going on in this one; Marmion's son in France for the Battle of Somme, his wife battling an embittered neighbor, and the romance between Keedy and Marmion's daugther, there was a lot happening. Still, it didn't get too bogged down and moved pretty well. I think this is more of a bridge book (one that is less than spectacular but introduces story lines that will be built in the next books) but it was still damn good. I liked that there wasn't a lot of Alice in this one, she's really a whinging bore, even in this book, but there's mercifully not much of it. I liked that there was more of Keedy, rounding him out as more than just a flat character for Marmion to bounce theories off of while driving from place to place.
The only real criticism I have is that the ending was too rushed. Here's this great big long book that you spend hours reading and the killer is apprehended in a page and a half at the very end of the book. Not altogether unsatisfying, but it was anticlimactic.
Overall, not a bad read, but would've been 5 stars if the ending wasn't so abrupt.
There was a lot going on in this one; Marmion's son in France for the Battle of Somme, his wife battling an embittered neighbor, and the romance between Keedy and Marmion's daugther, there was a lot happening. Still, it didn't get too bogged down and moved pretty well. I think this is more of a bridge book (one that is less than spectacular but introduces story lines that will be built in the next books) but it was still damn good. I liked that there wasn't a lot of Alice in this one, she's really a whinging bore, even in this book, but there's mercifully not much of it. I liked that there was more of Keedy, rounding him out as more than just a flat character for Marmion to bounce theories off of while driving from place to place.
The only real criticism I have is that the ending was too rushed. Here's this great big long book that you spend hours reading and the killer is apprehended in a page and a half at the very end of the book. Not altogether unsatisfying, but it was anticlimactic.
Overall, not a bad read, but would've been 5 stars if the ending wasn't so abrupt.
stephend81d5's review
4.0
enjoyed the latest in the home front detective series the only slight thing I felt was the ending was slightly rushed but on the whole the characters are further developed as the series has come along.
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