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dmturner's review
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
I read it decades ago and it held up on rereading
katieinca's review
4.0
I'm starting to doubt Inspector Grant's detective skills - he needed a lot of help here!
But I'm getting a better feel for his personality. I'm going to read at least one more before I change gears for a while.
But I'm getting a better feel for his personality. I'm going to read at least one more before I change gears for a while.
laz_'s review
3.0
not as satisfyingly and neatly concluded but still fun! imagine my surprise when i finished this and found out there’s a hitchcock film loosely based on it … where’s my miniseries? also props to this book for making me hate astrologers even more <3
liz246810's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
3.5
mbdemaine's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
ashleywatt's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
kraley's review
4.0
I really love this author’s writing style. Everything is so civilized and British. This mystery did t actually stick to formula because one could t solve it on your own, but I really liked the ride.
mariafernandagama's review
1.0
Not gonna lie: this was really hard for me to finish/ keep up with. It took me so long that when the mystery was solved I didn't even recognize some of the people, and (supposedly) shocking revelations just caused me to really force my memory to try and discover what exactly did I miss, since no shock occurred. I much preferred Tey's first novel. However flawed, at least it captured my attention enough to want to finish it. This was just... so dull. The opposite of what murder mysteries should be. Really disappointed.
greybeard49's review against another edition
4.0
It’s the quality of the writing and excellent subtle plotting that does it. Ignore the non PC statements that creep in from time time - a reflection on the period when the books were written. Tey is a mistress of the genre.