larkken's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
3.25
jenmckenzie's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
teresac's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
ahammel87's review
4.0
Charmingly written, quite wise and funny, but disappoints slightly as a mystery. Nobody, in the end, deduces anything. I'm certain Tey has written at least one absolute corker of a detective novel, but this isn't it.
ashleylm's review
4.0
A bit frustrating and disturbing (at least in my recollection--it's been a while--I suspect the plot didn't go where I wanted or expected it to), but never less than a gripping read.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve!
bmip666's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
xavi3r's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Robert Blair, abogado en un pequeño y apacible pueblo británico, da ya por terminada su tranquila jornada laboral en el despacho cuando suena el teléfono. Es Marion Sharpe, vecina de la localidad, una mujer de pocas palabras que vive con su madre en una decrépita hacienda a las afueras del pueblo. Las Sharpe acaban de ser acusadas de secuestrar a una recatada jovencita llamada Betty Kane. Las declaraciones de la chica, al principio bastante improbables, cobran fuerza con las minuciosas descripciones del desván de los horrores donde supuestamente la tuvieron retenida. Y Robert Blair, convertido a la fuerza en detective amateur, deberá desentrañar este paradójico caso, que ni tan siquiera el Inspector de Scotland Yard, Alan Grant, es capaz de comprender.
Traducción: Pablo González-Nuevo
Traducción: Pablo González-Nuevo
thenovelbook's review
4.0
Josephine Tey approaches Dorothy Sayers' level of literate mysteries. What I mean to say is, she's not just writing a "whodunnit." She's writing people, and they're pretty interesting.
Although, I have to remark that out of three books of hers I've read, she's at 100% for making wild generalizations about someone's character based on eye color, shape of the face, etc. I thought the pseudo-science of phrenology had been abandoned by this time, but I must be wrong.
Although, I have to remark that out of three books of hers I've read, she's at 100% for making wild generalizations about someone's character based on eye color, shape of the face, etc. I thought the pseudo-science of phrenology had been abandoned by this time, but I must be wrong.
laci's review
3.0
Quite good. Unnecessarily drawn out at times.
I also appreciate a detective story with no murders.
I also appreciate a detective story with no murders.