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A review by emtobiasz
A Matter of Justice by Charles Todd
3.0
I shouldn't have listened to two of these audiobooks in a row-- the Inspector was starting to get on my nerves, and every suspect he met repeats "Leave me alone!!" in a way that makes me think no one was really required to comply with a murder investigation in 1920s England.
Not that I blame them. Inspector Rutledge seems to rely on repeat visits-- daily, or multiple times a day-- to wear down his suspects. Also badgering them with all their past secrets, in as sensational a way as possible. Sometimes it seems appropriate, but most of the time he just sounds like a bully. And he should certainly have his drivers license revoked.
Anyway, this mystery was all right, although it kind of spun out of control at the end, which I'm not sure was entirely believable. Still enjoyable and we did find out what had happened by the end, which is sometimes all I can ask. I think I'm taking a break from Charles Todd, though. Barbara Cleverly's Inspector Joe Sandilands is a little more to my taste, if I'm going to stick with British mysteries set between the wars.
Not that I blame them. Inspector Rutledge seems to rely on repeat visits-- daily, or multiple times a day-- to wear down his suspects. Also badgering them with all their past secrets, in as sensational a way as possible. Sometimes it seems appropriate, but most of the time he just sounds like a bully. And he should certainly have his drivers license revoked.
Anyway, this mystery was all right, although it kind of spun out of control at the end, which I'm not sure was entirely believable. Still enjoyable and we did find out what had happened by the end, which is sometimes all I can ask. I think I'm taking a break from Charles Todd, though. Barbara Cleverly's Inspector Joe Sandilands is a little more to my taste, if I'm going to stick with British mysteries set between the wars.