Review: Throwback to Christie's early period
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2013
Although recently written, this book, set in rural England in 1925, actually feels like it dates from that time. The writing style and character behavior all fit in with that period or possibly even a slightly earlier time. The only hint that the book is more modern comes in descriptions of post World War I shell-shock (today recognized as PTSD).At any rate, Aunt Minerva and Rebecca (who she has raised since the latter's parents were killed by an explosion during the war) visit a country estate where Minerva hopes to find a husband for Rebecca, who has been just a bit strange since said explosion. They walk right into a murder mystery, which Rebecca is determined to solve. She is not a very good detective but that doesn't stop the killer from targeting her....The book was good, but the plot line was just a bit too 1925... a bit more spice would have been nice.