Review: Most enjoyable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2013
The slowly developing plot in this novel was one of things I liked most about it because I had time to evaluate the clues and absorb what was happening. Whilst I thoroughly enjoy fast-paced mysteries, sometimes I miss vital bits because of the "helter-skelter" style of writing!Teddy is a delightful character - I hope the author is writing another mystery for her - with an academic and inquiring mind. Her growing attraction and deepening feelings for Derek are well presented and believable, and her penchant for passing on information to the police is a refreshing change from the myriad heroines who keep what they know to themselves, make the police look stupid and then get into peril because of their, "I can do it all myself" mantra.The use of classical literature to drop hints at the beginning of each chapter is an interesting move, and not having read A Doll's House, I am now inspired to do so! Excerpts from The Tempest et al, are also used to illustrate the victim's intelligence - which ultimately becomes her downfall.All in all, I really enjoyed this novel, and would like to read more of this heroine's exploits.