Reviews

Classic Locked Room Mysteries by David Stuart Davies

chloe_jen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

crimeanddramabookaholic's review against another edition

3.0

It was different, some of the short stories were interesting others difficult to get through. Two or three of the authors I will go and read more of their stories following this.

Overall it was a good read, with some very interesting mysteries that you’ll never guess how the murder happened and others were you can have a good guess.

jassie_77's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Goed boek, soms is het geschreven in iets verouderd Engels. Dat maakt het iets minder licht om te lezen. Wat dit boek nog beter zou maken is een beetje informatie vooraf over de hoofddetective uit de losse verhalen. Nu lijkt het af en toe of je midden in een verhaal valt, omdat je geen achtergrond hebt over de karakters.

Good book, sometimes the usage of outdated English makes it harder to read (for a non-native speaker). This book would be improved if there was a bit of information about the prime detective in the short stories. Now it's like you get dropped in the middle of a story, because you don't know the background of the different characters.

christinanielsen's review

4.0

A nice collection of different locked room mysteries, and a good selection of different authors. Solid read.