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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
We know that the long-lost heir to the Ashby fortune is a fraud to begin with. The interest lies in what actually happened to the real Patrick Ashby. Tey has written an intricate and engaging mystery with likable characters.
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I picked up a couple of Tey's books because I saw them on my sister's list with good ratings so I thought I'd give them a try. I read this first and enjoyed it, although I thought the plot was mostly predictable, because the characters were enjoyable and a bit enigmatic. I'm not sure I'd really call it a mystery or even crime fiction although there are elements of both, and if you like both this will satisfy. Overall, an enjoyable summer read.
Probably one of my favorite mysteries ever. And a very good and frightening book in general--it's not really a standard genre mystery, like several of Tey's books, it's a brilliant book that happens to include a mystery. But I don't read it that often because I do find it very scary, even knowing exactly what happens, as one can never forget after the first time.
Wow! Really great! Glad I did not give up on J.T.
I loved this book and try to re-read it every couple of years. It is great.
fast-paced
I hate it when an author thinks they have explained the solution but actually haven't and I'm left going Huh? How did he actually do it? You could spell it out a bit more, you know. CAN SOMEOME EXPLAIN IT TO ME PLEASE? Also: TOO MANY HORSES.
The Bizarro World version of [b:The Talented Mr. Ripley|769004|A Pleno Sol El Talento de Ripley|Patricia Highsmith|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg|1817520], this is completely delightful and cozy. Brat Farrar is an orphan who is convinced by a stranger to assume the identity of the lost son of a charming family who for generations have lived in a small estate in the countryside. The novel is set in England in the late 1940s, and secrets and murder feature in the plot. However, the most compelling thing about this book is how hard the reader roots for Brat and the family to both somehow get what they desire.
Side note: I read this in an old, beat-up hardback copy from the library, and the old book-ness of it added to the appeal.
Side note: I read this in an old, beat-up hardback copy from the library, and the old book-ness of it added to the appeal.
although the final outcome is just too easy to see in the beginning, the whole story is interesting.
I absolutely loved this -- and I am not a horsey person. (I suspect a horsey person would really love this. Suspenseful as hell, especially given that we enter the book already knowing what the mystery is (probably?) and who the bad guy is (maybe?).