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Except the Dying
by Maureen Jennings
I really enjoyed this mystery when I came back to it after am aborted attempt several years back. I think my initial issue was that it's not the TV series I know and love. But when reading it on it's own measure, it's a remarkably detailed and tightly written historical mystery. It isn't the TV series - the scientific progression isn't here and Murdoch is distinctly less tightly laced.
The mystery is very well done indeed and the multiple perspectives and constant tension from not knowimg the culprit. The wide cast of characters diffuses the suspicion and Maureen Jennings has hidden many completely unrelated secrets that become gradually unravelled. Character development could have been deeper perhaps, but over all I found this to be cleverly written with a spark of wit and engaging narrative.
The mystery is very well done indeed and the multiple perspectives and constant tension from not knowimg the culprit. The wide cast of characters diffuses the suspicion and Maureen Jennings has hidden many completely unrelated secrets that become gradually unravelled. Character development could have been deeper perhaps, but over all I found this to be cleverly written with a spark of wit and engaging narrative.