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traceymlee's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
casmonido's review against another edition
not outstanding & supposedly has very stupid ending
cmbohn's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The mystery was not very hard to solve. Kind of silly ending.
jbangelova's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
iphigenie72's review against another edition
4.0
When an exiled Russian Princess jewelry disappears, Inspector Nightingale is one the case. In fact, the inspector was already looking for a new gang of jewelry thieves and he is convinced they are involved in the new crime; he has his suspicions.
I liked this book, I thought if would be a murder mystery, but it wasn't. There was a murder but there was never any doubt about who committed it. I liked that the police weren't right, but that the inspector's instincts still got them where they needed to go. There's is some Holidays preparations like Nightingale buying his wife a gift and people going in the country for Christmas, but it's not a book that incorporated the Holiday in the mystery.
It was my first time reading this author and I will be looking for other books from her. It's a little sad that she stopped publishing in 1974 when she died in 2017. There is a mystery there or maybe not, but there is for sure an unfinished book that she worked on for many years before abandoning it. The Christmas Egg is the last book in the Nightingale series, two other book were written in this series, but it can be read as a standalone.
I liked this book, I thought if would be a murder mystery, but it wasn't. There was a murder but there was never any doubt about who committed it. I liked that the police weren't right, but that the inspector's instincts still got them where they needed to go. There's is some Holidays preparations like Nightingale buying his wife a gift and people going in the country for Christmas, but it's not a book that incorporated the Holiday in the mystery.
It was my first time reading this author and I will be looking for other books from her. It's a little sad that she stopped publishing in 1974 when she died in 2017. There is a mystery there or maybe not, but there is for sure an unfinished book that she worked on for many years before abandoning it. The Christmas Egg is the last book in the Nightingale series, two other book were written in this series, but it can be read as a standalone.
bookchatwithbeth's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
isobelu's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
carolsnotebook's review against another edition
3.0
While the story takes place around Christmas, it's not very Christmassy. There are no interrupted celebrations, no warm feelings. There is a bit of present buying, but even that turns out questionable, and traipsing through the snow can be deadly. It's a tense book, with some moments of definite danger. We follow Nightingale as he searches for clues and questions suspects. The plot moves quickly once it gets rolling. It's a well-written, clever story with fully-developed characters, a good read for any time of year.
katherinejayne's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Decidedly average book - not thrilling and not awful. I did often find it difficult to keep up with what was going on and it didn’t feel well paced and the characters were a bit flat...
Decidedly average book - not thrilling and not awful. I did often find it difficult to keep up with what was going on and it didn’t feel well paced and the characters were a bit flat...