Reviews

The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel

lydtt's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

nifelia's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

lehrke_ella's review

medium-paced

3.0

beckybookish's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

onmyreadar's review

dark funny

4.0

noirverse's review

3.0

A solid first book for this series! It dragged at parts, but I enjoyed the time it took to introduce the main characters and made the world feel lived in. The reveal of who was the murderer felt a bit cheap, but it was resolved well enough, anyway. I look forward to checking out the rest of the books.

celtic67's review

5.0

I really liked this book. Part crime, part horror and all wrapped up in a delicious gothic parcel. Have had this book on my TBR for a long while and if I knew what a great book it was I would have read this long ago!
I will tell you nothing of the plot, suffice to say, Ian Frey a CID inspector is sent from London to Edinburgh and the adventure begins.
Well deserving of 5 stars and I urge you too read it.

jflem's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

jesuu__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I knew from the start that I would enjoy Frey and McGray dynamic.

It was a very intriguing book that keep me always on my toes trying to decipher who was doing all that and if it's was or not the devil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death, Gore, and Murder

literatureatheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

3.5