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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
I laughed out loud many times at Ms. Tey's witticisms and I love the references to Gilbert in the series. Great story with an intriguing cast.
I must protest, however, at this being considered an "Inspector Grant" story as he is a minor peripheral character at best - and doesn't do any of the detective work! He leaves the case in the capable hands of Robert Blair, initially hesitant solicitor for the accused.
I must protest, however, at this being considered an "Inspector Grant" story as he is a minor peripheral character at best - and doesn't do any of the detective work! He leaves the case in the capable hands of Robert Blair, initially hesitant solicitor for the accused.
i mean, GOD FORBID fifteen year olds have sex, and also, if a grown ass man is doing it with a fifteen year old, fucking arrest him, but i still enjoyed it. i think it is very ridiculous because the girl is just so EVIL and i can see why my MOM enjoyed it, because SEX IS EVIL, but fun to read.
This is the first book I've read by Josephine Tey. Beautiful, understated writing and sense of place. The case is certainly interesting, and for a while I was kept guessing about whether the accused were guilty or not. That being said, there wasn't a whole lot of real sleuthing going on. No one really unravels a puzzle from hidden clues; which is some of the brain-teasing fun of a real mystery.
There's a theme in the book about media spin, mass hysteria and mob mentality and about personal responsibility and ethics. I found that thought-provoking because I deal with those issues every day. How do you balance the rights of the "attacker" and the rights of the "victim" before all the facts of the story are uncovered? And what if the facts are never uncovered. It's a tricky thing to think about a newspaper's role in that.
There's a theme in the book about media spin, mass hysteria and mob mentality and about personal responsibility and ethics. I found that thought-provoking because I deal with those issues every day. How do you balance the rights of the "attacker" and the rights of the "victim" before all the facts of the story are uncovered? And what if the facts are never uncovered. It's a tricky thing to think about a newspaper's role in that.