Reviews

Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh

ashleylm's review against another edition

3.0

A bit sloggy.

sophielr's review against another edition

4.0

These are good. At times genuinely creepy and suspenseful, but still nicely wrapped up in a bow at the end.

tereoleneva's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.5

2readornot2read's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

tyrfishy's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mauxbs's review against another edition

3.0

Good, golden-age mystery. Diverting, but not especially memorable.

shanaqui's review against another edition

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I'd forgotten more or less everything that happened in Enter a Murderer, even though this was technically a reread. Without spoiling it, the choice of murderer is interesting here.

I didn't love it, though. Alleyn's more obviously the lead here, and the way he toys with one of the characters -- indeed, in his reconstruction, with the lives of all of them -- didn't endear him to me.

me2brett's review against another edition

3.0

This is a particularly fun book to read when you know that Marsh was a theatre director as well as a novelist. She manages to keep the theatre language to a minimum, but her familiarity with the stage and its characters (front of house and back, on and off the stage) is a delight.

hpuphd's review against another edition

3.0

I keep thinking that I will develop a taste for Marsh, so every few years I read another novel by her. This one (her second) has many enjoyable touches, especially with the theater setting, but for some reason it didn’t make me a die-hard fan (yet).

affiknittyreads's review against another edition

3.0

I'm currently attempting to neutralize stress by compulsively reading British golden age mysteries. This was a fun one! I like Inspector Alleyn -- I'll definitely stick with this series.