meeners 's review for:

An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson

1.0

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not quite sure what this was meant to be - and not quite sure the author knew, either. was it meant to provide insight into the real-life josephine tey? (it doesn't.) to stand in as a "new" tey mystery? (it doesn't.) to pay homage to tey's wonderfully evocative and introspective writing style? (it may try to, but it doesn't.) to give us a worthy predecessor to inspector grant? (again: nope.)

here's what this novel is: boring. its characters, the sleuthing, the theatre, the psychology, and (most unforgiveable of all) josephine tey, who barely figures into the story at all. all dull and lifeless. bah!