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lollybee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
katypicken's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
judyward's review
4.0
I read a lot of mystery novels, but I have to admit that the ending of this one caught me by surprise. A really good read.
tombomp's review
3.0
a certain particularly horrible racial slur is used like 30% of the way through as part of describing a magic trick. was kind of shocked to see it, although i guess a certain agatha christie novel was published with it in the title for decades afterwards so i probably shouldn't be as surprised but still. disgusting
ok so after finishing it, very cleverly written, lots of red herrings and an incredibly unlikely but still convincing resolution. dangles something at you near the start which is frustrating but it's ok. but. BUT. in the ending while wrapping up things a solution to one minor thing is HORRIBLY racist. like disgustingly so. my mouth was agape reading it. it's hideous. incredibly disappointing horrible end.
ok so after finishing it, very cleverly written, lots of red herrings and an incredibly unlikely but still convincing resolution. dangles something at you near the start which is frustrating but it's ok. but. BUT. in the ending while wrapping up things a solution to one minor thing is HORRIBLY racist. like disgustingly so. my mouth was agape reading it. it's hideous.
Spoiler
a character was blackmailing the matriarch by threatening to reveal he's mixed race - he was the kid of a brother or something and his mother was mixed race (described using innuendo i.e "bad type of person") and they had a first child who had black skin and this was the biggest scandal possible so OBVIOUSLY they got packed off and just ugh it'd disgustingrojaed's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Murder, and Racial slurs
bmip666's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mazza57's review against another edition
2.0
It simply shows its age I found it quite hard work with not much reward
dlmoldovan's review against another edition
3.0
My favourite out of all the Campion mysteries (so far anyway). I think this one reminded me the most of the typical murder mystery plot, a la Christie and Sayers. Very enjoyable read. All characters were well developed in this one, unlike the 3 previous ones where the main character was getting most of the development and the others were falling flat. Interesting plot twist too. Really enjoyed this one. Made me want to pick up the next one in the series, which unfortunately I do not own yet.