Reviews - The Queens of Crime

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The Queens of Crime

Marie Benedict

3.84 AVERAGE

pawmom65's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

meganh123's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mrsschmidtb4's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed this historical fiction that is loosely based on a true story. In 1930, crime writers decide to come together and create the Detection Club but the men aren't keen to allow the 2nd class women crime writers to join. The women create their own club - The Queens of Crime - and then set out to prove the men wrong. They ban together to solve the murder of nurse May Daniels. As they work to uncover clues, they become more and more angry at the police for wanting to make this poor girl out as bad guy who deserved what she got. I enjoyed the way the ladies bounced ideas off of each other and thought about how their characters would feel to help them find clues to solve this mystery. We not only learn the true story of who orchestrated the demise of May, but we also learn a few other mysteries about the Queens of Crimes themselves. The story kept me guessing right up until the end. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.