Reviews

Artists in Crime by Ngaio Marsh

claudia_mary's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

johnw613's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

nolegirl's review against another edition

4.0

I eenjoyed this mystery quite a bit. The story had just enough twists to keep it interesting. Plus how can you go wrong when the reader is Benedict Cumberbatch? I'll be listening than other in this series I'm sure.

tarshka's review against another edition

2.0

Introduction of the detective's love interest. Pretty boring because they are both boring.

audioaxolotl's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

aoosterwyk's review against another edition

3.0

Thought the writing was a little subpar on this audiobook. Just learned it was abridged. Shame on you Audible. Are we now so lazy we can’t even LISTEN to an entire book? Big raspberry to you.

missmary98's review against another edition

5.0

This was a fascinating one.

casualdarings's review against another edition

4.0

The person that recommended this to me called it a "deliberately artistic novel" and I think I agree, the prose is beautiful and pretensious but in a good way? I kept reading some of the dialogue outloud to myself in my best English accent cause it needed it, y'know?

Anyway, I liked it, it was a fun little mystery.

violinknitter's review against another edition

4.0

Aww, this is where he meets Troy!

Golden-Age delicious fun. (But wow, the whole “B*** Fox” thing did not age well.)

jinjaritia's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Vomit, Drug use, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide, Abortion, Grief, and Pregnancy