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melissa_who_reads's review
3.0
Enjoyed it for its quiet humor. Another book about the secrets of World WarWar II coming back to haunt the next generation. Also, it features a number of very smart women, from the old lady who requests police at her funeral, to her great-neice who is her executor, to her old friend who comes back for the funeral and provides the answers that had been vexing both Inspector CD Sloan and the executor. Very good read.
cimorene1558's review
5.0
A very twisty and excellent mystery. I didn’t find the solution hard to guess, but that’s really the least of it!
quietjenn's review
3.0
Barely, a three. I think this is the weakest of the series that I've read. It's very piecemeal and never really got going for me.
nichola's review
adventurous
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
4.0
Someone is going to have to pry the golden age detective stories out of my cold dead hands before I let them go. I can't explain why they give me such comfort but they are such a joy.
CD, next to Barnaby is probably my favourite actual professional detective. This was such fun. Not as action packed as usual but lots of good character growth and look at Crosby actually using his brain!
CD, next to Barnaby is probably my favourite actual professional detective. This was such fun. Not as action packed as usual but lots of good character growth and look at Crosby actually using his brain!
ssejig's review
4.0
Elderly people often have odd ideas - or so the stereotype goes. So when Octavia Garamond adds not only a precatory memorandum (wishes that the deceased would like to have happen but aren't outlined in the will itself), a very young executrix (Amelia Kennerly) who Octavia had only met once, and a request that the police be at her funeral, it adds up to something beyond just a little odd.
And the oddness continues as Octavia's house, ordered to be locked after her death and not opened by anyone but Amelia, is completely searched. Inspector Sloane works slowly to find out the answer to this mystery which has its roots in a biochemical research lab during World War II.
I heard about this book on the Classic Mysteries podcast and enjoyed it quite a bit. I am not sure I will go back to the beginning and read them all but I will probably look through and see if there are any other plots that look interesting.
And the oddness continues as Octavia's house, ordered to be locked after her death and not opened by anyone but Amelia, is completely searched. Inspector Sloane works slowly to find out the answer to this mystery which has its roots in a biochemical research lab during World War II.
I heard about this book on the Classic Mysteries podcast and enjoyed it quite a bit. I am not sure I will go back to the beginning and read them all but I will probably look through and see if there are any other plots that look interesting.
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