A review by julia_may
The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers

2.0

This was an experimental format for Sayers - an epistolary novel (my favourite format) - and I loved the idea more than the execution. The first half of the book is a very long, slow-burning set up of the characters and circumstances, with the death happening at only the halfway point. From then on things sped up as the investigation commenced, and I enjoyed the second half a lot more. Unfortunately there were also several long segments with philosophising about the role of nature, science, religion... only marginally relevant to the story and eye-bleedingly boring. While I liked the plot, the whole story was quite a slog.