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haf59's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Published between the first and second world wars, this is essentially a satirical social comedy with a demonic serial killer and Scotland Yard in pursuit as the extremely loose narrative thread binding together the wisps of humor and archly rendered spoofs of high society, literary detectives, and the Lost Generation. It's a very odd book, which works in some ways and nearly works in others, but is very uneven and probably not for more modern tastes, generally. It ends up being fairly flimsy overall.
nikkuaki's review against another edition
3.0
kind of a random ending, not the biggest fan of that, but the rest of the story is very promising and i enjoy the writing style which is very classic bri ish detective story
chickflix's review
3.0
A tongue in cheek horror novella poking fun at the aristocracy and polite society. It was a fun time, but didn't blow me away.
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