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A review by cheryl6of8
Killer Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh
3.0
This book took me FOREVER to read -- partly because I started it during the pandemic, partly because it was the book I set aside for reading in waiting rooms or lines or such (which were in short supply because pandemic), and partly because it took forever to get the point.
I am normally a big fan of this author and of Inspector R. Alleyn and his compatriots and their method of solving crime. This book was not as engaging. Part of that is because Insepctor Alleyn doesn't even appear in the first third of the book, which is likewise devoid of crime. The background was interesting and turned out to be useful, but I did not become attached to any of these characters and therefore I was not compelled to read about them. Once I finally got to the part where the murder happened, I became more interested and it only took me a few days to get around to finishing the book. I'm still not certain exactly how Alleyn came to deduce whodunit, but I was pleased to be given a bit of background on that character and his connection to the man of mystery in the book. Not my favorite in the series, but probably would have been read more quickly and enjoyed more under different circumstances.
I am normally a big fan of this author and of Inspector R. Alleyn and his compatriots and their method of solving crime. This book was not as engaging. Part of that is because Insepctor Alleyn doesn't even appear in the first third of the book, which is likewise devoid of crime. The background was interesting and turned out to be useful, but I did not become attached to any of these characters and therefore I was not compelled to read about them. Once I finally got to the part where the murder happened, I became more interested and it only took me a few days to get around to finishing the book. I'm still not certain exactly how Alleyn came to deduce whodunit, but I was pleased to be given a bit of background on that character and his connection to the man of mystery in the book. Not my favorite in the series, but probably would have been read more quickly and enjoyed more under different circumstances.