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hebah's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
aoodiobooks's review against another edition
4.0
A fun compilation of short stories by legendary mystery writers, complete with a brief retelling of their careers!
zhy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
anujab's review
4.0
3 stars for the content
Mixed bag of stories. Some of them were exciting while others were quite dull. I was most surprised by Agatha Christie's story. Compared to her full length books, I found it to be quite lackluster.
Adding an extra star of the idea, the efforts taken to collect these stories and the great introduction.
Mixed bag of stories. Some of them were exciting while others were quite dull. I was most surprised by Agatha Christie's story. Compared to her full length books, I found it to be quite lackluster.
Adding an extra star of the idea, the efforts taken to collect these stories and the great introduction.
hpuphd's review
3.0
“Lost” seems to mean “obscure” stories from the early days of British crime fiction, but they are engaging and enjoyable. Two are short plays that are left out of the audiobook version.
heathssm's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
slferg's review
5.0
Some of the authors of the golden age of mystery (crime) fiction. These are unpublished or very early published stories first published as a serial in a newspaper or short story in a magazine. There are some very interesting stories here by well-known authors and a few that I wasn't familiar with but would now like to read more of their stories.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
3.75
As with every anthology, there are stories here that I liked and stories that I didn't. They are varied and cover a broad spectrum of mystery tales, although some are awfully outdated (racism, misogyny and xenophobe show their ugly face).
I liked the introductions and, mainly, the short biographic notes at the end because, in some cases, at least for me, some of these authors were unknown.
All in all, an entertaining book.
I liked the introductions and, mainly, the short biographic notes at the end because, in some cases, at least for me, some of these authors were unknown.
All in all, an entertaining book.
ladulcinella's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of short detective stories from some of the masters of the genre. I really enjoyed reading them. Nothing wrong with a good old mystery. Of course not all the stories are of the same excellence, but I was pleasantly surprised by the overall quality. For fans of the genre: it includes an unknown story by Agatha Christie.