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jenniferw88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
assassinsreader's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This one was boring, skipped a few, nothing caught my attention a few were okay but this one isn't it.
gertrudethemoonstone's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
charlottesometimes's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
kitschbitsch's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
niamhsewell's review against another edition
3.25
☃️ The Man with the Sack by Margery Allingham - 4 stars
☃️ The Adventure of the Red Widow by Arthur Conan Doyle - 5 stars
☃️ Camberwell Crackers by Anthony Horowitz - 3 stars
☃️ The Flying Stars by G.K. Chesterton - 3 stars
☃️ A Problem in White by Nicholas Blake - 3 stars
☃️ Loopy by Ruth Rendell - 3 stars
☃️ Morse’s Greatest Mystery by Colin Dexter - 2 stars
☃️ The Jar of Ginger by Gladys Mitchell - 3 stars
☃️ Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces by John Mortimer - 2 stars
☃️ The Problem of Santa’s Lighthouse by Edward Hoch - 3 stars
helloitslauren_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed the short stories; apart from Loopy which I felt wasn't anything to do with Christmas.
bookrobin's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyable read. The stories gave a nice taster of different classic murder mystery writers styles, I'm definately going to search for more of their work after this.