bmip666's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
muggsyspaniel's review
4.0
I'm not sure why I never read anymore of the Henri Bencolin series, I enjoyed this one a lot.
It's a locked room mystery a sub genre of which John Dickson Carr is considered by many to be the master.
This had an enjoyably old fashioned feel with hints at the supernatural before everything is very precisely resolved in an entirely posible (if not believable) fashion.
It's a locked room mystery a sub genre of which John Dickson Carr is considered by many to be the master.
This had an enjoyably old fashioned feel with hints at the supernatural before everything is very precisely resolved in an entirely posible (if not believable) fashion.
annarella's review against another edition
4.0
I read a lot of Dickinson Carr's mysteries but not this one.
Even if it shows its age sometimes its a gripping and entertaining read, well written and with a solid and complex mystery.
It was a good read, recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
Even if it shows its age sometimes its a gripping and entertaining read, well written and with a solid and complex mystery.
It was a good read, recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.
han_cat's review
2.0
Oh, I'm hovering between a 1 and a 2 star rating! More a 1 but having said that I don't regret reading it so I'll go with 2.
Can tell it's a first novel, very much in the style of Poe or Conan-Doyle and it's this trying too hard that probably is where it fails. Quite difficult to follow and read; the narrator you know nothing about is annoying, characters all unlikeable. But there's potential in amongst all that. Glad it's first Dickson Carr I've read it leaves room to progress!
Can tell it's a first novel, very much in the style of Poe or Conan-Doyle and it's this trying too hard that probably is where it fails. Quite difficult to follow and read; the narrator you know nothing about is annoying, characters all unlikeable. But there's potential in amongst all that. Glad it's first Dickson Carr I've read it leaves room to progress!
alexclare's review
3.0
Ooh la la, these crazy Parisians. Unbelievable, rollocking fun, to not take too seriously...
zoer03's review
Nope nope this is just awful.. I don’t understand how people like this guys stuff so much it’s appalling and terrible. The characters are either stiff or vaudeville villainesque to the point where I am just bored. The detective is up his own backside and almost psychotic which would have been hilarious if it turned out to be him. There’s no humanity or even feeling in any of them it’s just crap.
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