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The Five Red Herrings
by Dorothy L. Sayers
4 STARS
I'd never read any of Dorothy Sayers' fiction (I read and loved THE MIND OF THE MAKER though), so when I found this over my holiday break at a used bookstore, I decided to give it a go.
Part of the Lord Peter Wimsey series, this is a traditional old school whodunit and was generally a lot of fun. When a disagreeable and unliked painter is found dead on the rocky coast of a Scottish artist colony, Lord Peter Wimsey detects the evidence of foul play and sets off on an investigation into the lives and motives of six inhabitants of the town. Five of the suspects, of course, are red herrings, albeit compelling ones.
If you enjoy Agatha Christie, this would be a great fit for you (plus there are tons of books in the series available!). My only complaint was that, because there were six suspects, the book was a bit long. The way everything came together, though, made the payoff worth it.
I'd never read any of Dorothy Sayers' fiction (I read and loved THE MIND OF THE MAKER though), so when I found this over my holiday break at a used bookstore, I decided to give it a go.
Part of the Lord Peter Wimsey series, this is a traditional old school whodunit and was generally a lot of fun. When a disagreeable and unliked painter is found dead on the rocky coast of a Scottish artist colony, Lord Peter Wimsey detects the evidence of foul play and sets off on an investigation into the lives and motives of six inhabitants of the town. Five of the suspects, of course, are red herrings, albeit compelling ones.
If you enjoy Agatha Christie, this would be a great fit for you (plus there are tons of books in the series available!). My only complaint was that, because there were six suspects, the book was a bit long. The way everything came together, though, made the payoff worth it.