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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
This was the first book that I've read by Catherine Aird and my friends tell me that I definitely started with the wrong one. That's me. A short, kind of breezy, book starring a dead body in the middle of a yew maze, a goat tetered in a garden in a Cathedral close, a young child who has to have his eye removed, and dead animals left on doorsteps. I did like the ah-ha moment, but wasn't wild about the explanation offered in the wrap-up. I think that I will give this author another try, but plan to check out some of her earlier works.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a little predictable but the motive was one of the few I understand and the method of creating an alibi was interesting. And Crosby was right! For once.
This was fun as always but I feel like the author was more interested in the alibi than the murderer.
This was fun as always but I feel like the author was more interested in the alibi than the murderer.
3 1/2 stars. Very clever solution to the mystery which was right in front of my eyes but I didn’t see it.
Short and sweet, but really pretty well executed. A detective story that does exactly what is says on the tin and clears the reading palette after something rich like the Hill I just read. Not an author I've come across before but one I'll certainly try again. A very neat story about mazes and light shows and goats in cathedral closes.
It starts with the body in maze, and goes on to cover evil doings outside the church.