54 reviews for:

The Mystery of the Crooked Man

Tom Spencer

3.49 AVERAGE

yeppenny's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gabbsreads's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The cover blurbs don’t match the content at all. 

moirab's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

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The first half of this book was so slow and I almost DNF it. I’m glad I stuck with it

sarahflohr's review

2.0

slow-paced

ellen1966's review

0.25

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madee_double_e's review

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bethnyland's review

3.0

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Best part of this novel? The main character's grammatical fixation with proper use of prepositions. "Up with which I would not put." I giggled every time one of those bizarre constructions made its way into the narrative. Delightful.

Beyond that, this is a murder mystery with an untrustworthy narrator. At every turn, Agatha seems more and more nutso. Is she? Well, I don't write spoilers.

I'll recommend this novel to lovers of whodunit stories, and in particular the audiobook to those who appreciate a range of U.K. accents.

caroucelery's review against another edition

4.0

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Agatha is a delightfully horrible, unhinged protagonist! She also manages to make the worst possible choice at any given moment. I adore her.

A fantastic homage to Agatha Christie with so many little Easter eggs to pick up. Very similar to Gilbert Adair's Ariadne Mount trilogy.

Four stars because the ending was a bit much!

ashdian3's review

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

indigostar83's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes