A review by robinwalter
The Spoilt Kill: A Staffordshire Mystery by Mary Kelly

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

 Some have called this a seminal work, but I'd spell that "somnolent". A bit like later Allingham, except with  character study/detection ratio skewed way past the ennui threshold. Dreary, dull, downbeat.