A review by novi
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

I'm still looking for series substitute for when I finished with all of Agatha Christie's books and this book is one of the candidates. It has Agatha Christie vibes and it was also from the same period of time. But everything feels all over the place. I don't know if it's my reading comprehension, or if this book is too English for me, but this book doesn't feel neat or clean. The humor doesn't quite land for me, the mystery is not interesting, and I don't really care about the characters, except maybe Angela, a little bit. She's the comfort character here and I was so afraid if she's actually the murderer. I was in the mood for a lil romance so Nigel and Angela is pretty entertaining but the portion is too small, understandably, because this is not a romance book, but their adventure regarding the Russian situation, I quite enjoyed that. Other than that, nope.
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