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metta's review
1.0
Unlike the two other Bobby Owen mysteries I've read and rated three stars (no. 17 The Diabolic Candlelabra and no. 18 The Conqueror Inn), this felt tedious and it didn't hold my interest as much.
I was kept wondering just *who* was the culprit, and had a gut feeling who it was (it was), but because the book dragged on for far too long this time, and my interest kept flagging (come to think of it, none of the characters under investigation were exactly likeable, so no one to root for or feel surprised by if they turned out to be the culprit), I have to rate this as one star. I'll still read more of this series, though, as the other two were much better reads.
I was kept wondering just *who* was the culprit, and had a gut feeling who it was (it was), but because the book dragged on for far too long this time, and my interest kept flagging (come to think of it, none of the characters under investigation were exactly likeable, so no one to root for or feel surprised by if they turned out to be the culprit), I have to rate this as one star. I'll still read more of this series, though, as the other two were much better reads.
roberto's review
4.0
Booby Owen almost at his wits' end as everyone seems to have motive and opportunity. Another dark and disturbing female haunts the story.
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