A review by alex_watkins
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey

4.0

I miss the deliciously 70's cover of my mother's paperback copy of this book. This book isn't really much of a mystery novel. It's actually more about relationships and english manners and horses. The murder was obvious from the start. I kept being like HE OBVIOUSLY KILLED HIM PEOPLE. So much so that I have to assume surprise was not the point. Though the method I did not figure out. It was surprisingly compelling for a book where not all the much happens besides people eating breakfast at an English manor, it is basically Downton abbey with a poorer family. In fact thie particular plot line of this book (return of a presumed dead heir) was actually in a couple Downton episodes and was terrible, but it was good in this book.