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mazer_31's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
3.5
benedorm's review
4.0
I think I'd owned this book for something like twenty years before I finally picked it up and read it through on a long plane flight.
I found the stories suitably entertaining in that "Golden Age" style (although these are all later Queen stories from the '50s and '60s). Queen isn't my favorite of those authors -- I prefer the grim, relentless logic of John Dickson Carr -- but the stories are certainly well executed. The twists of "The Case Against Carroll" made that one my favorite in this volume.
I found the stories suitably entertaining in that "Golden Age" style (although these are all later Queen stories from the '50s and '60s). Queen isn't my favorite of those authors -- I prefer the grim, relentless logic of John Dickson Carr -- but the stories are certainly well executed. The twists of "The Case Against Carroll" made that one my favorite in this volume.
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