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A review by redfishstarfish
A Murder at Rosings by Annette Purdey Pugh
3.0
A Murder at Rosings is an imaginative mystery set after the events of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, filled with intrigue, misdirects, and characters that you love to hate. The writing style fits perfectly with the style of the period, close to that of Austen's original book, adding to the authenticity of the story, without seeming as if it is an imitation.
The characters themselves do not stray unbelievably from the pre-established personalities. Character development is somewhat lacking, although this is not the main focus of the book so does not distract too much from it.
There are moments in the book that appear to foreshadow towards something later on, but have no further relevancy to the plot, and seem almost unnecessary to the plot, they do not serve to add anything to character either.
As well as this, the description given of the book is misleading, Mary does little in terms of investigation, this is done primarily by the main character Robert Archer, and has less time as the focal character in the novel than Archer, despite the description focusing largely in her with no mention of Archer. Archer himself is well established and a likeable, three-dimensional character who provides an interesting perspective on the events of the book.
A content warning for sexual assault could be added.
Overall, the mystery is compelling with enough twists to not be completely predictable, and well written with believable characters and motives.
The characters themselves do not stray unbelievably from the pre-established personalities. Character development is somewhat lacking, although this is not the main focus of the book so does not distract too much from it.
There are moments in the book that appear to foreshadow towards something later on, but have no further relevancy to the plot, and seem almost unnecessary to the plot, they do not serve to add anything to character either.
As well as this, the description given of the book is misleading, Mary does little in terms of investigation, this is done primarily by the main character Robert Archer, and has less time as the focal character in the novel than Archer, despite the description focusing largely in her with no mention of Archer. Archer himself is well established and a likeable, three-dimensional character who provides an interesting perspective on the events of the book.
A content warning for sexual assault could be added.
Overall, the mystery is compelling with enough twists to not be completely predictable, and well written with believable characters and motives.