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ibeforem 's review for:
An Expert in Murder
by Nicola Upson
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Josephine Tey (who was apparently a real person -- I didn't know) is a successful novelist and playwright in 1930s Great Britain. While traveling to London for the final week of her play, she meets a young lady to happens to be a very big fan, and the two become friendly. Unfortunately, before they leave the train station in London, the young lady will be dead.
This was a historical mystery mired in the world of the theatre and the trauma of World War I. I really wanted to like it, but for a 292 page book it felt very long. It seems like things are being set up and people introduced forever, and then all of a sudden the mystery is being solved. I did find the tangled web surrounding the crime to be interesting. As for Tey, as a character she felt flat to me. I much preferred the Detective Inspector, Archie, who is an almost-but-not-really love interest because of "reasons".
Normally a story like this would be right up my alley, but I don't think I found enough of this to like to read more.
This was a historical mystery mired in the world of the theatre and the trauma of World War I. I really wanted to like it, but for a 292 page book it felt very long. It seems like things are being set up and people introduced forever, and then all of a sudden the mystery is being solved. I did find the tangled web surrounding the crime to be interesting. As for Tey, as a character she felt flat to me. I much preferred the Detective Inspector, Archie, who is an almost-but-not-really love interest because of "reasons".
Normally a story like this would be right up my alley, but I don't think I found enough of this to like to read more.