A review by lckrgr
The Secret Rooms: A True Gothic Mystery by Catherine Bailey

2.0

1.5 rounded to 2. The marketing was good on this but incredibly misleading. This is basically the story about why this Duke chose to spend his last days in an uncomfortable archive room rather than in his cushy bed chamber. Because he was ashamed of his war behavior. This might have been an interesting anecdote but the author builds up the significance far too much. Ths would have been a great 15 minute story for a podcast (maybe even 45 minutes with sound effects and whatnot) but it did not need to be a standalone book the story is just not that compelling. And the parts that are actually curious/interesting are barely the focus at all. Disappointed.