Review: At $1.29 it is not a bad deal. I'm glad I paid no more though.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
For me, it was an ok read. As is common in English mysteries of the period, few of the main characters do anything for a living, appearing to live on or in the expectation of inherited wealth. This makes it difficult for me to "root" for any of them. Somewhat unusually though, the victim is portrayed as appealing and likeable enough to be undeserving of his end and I found that I did want his murderer found. That kept me reading till the end. Unfortunately and disappointingly, the killer turned out to be my chief suspect from early on and the narrator/main protagonist turned out to be an almost unbelievable goop for falling for what he fell for. (I don't want to give anything away.) I am considering purchasing at least one of the author's other books but their higher prices is making me think about it harder than usual.