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The Secret Portrait by Lillian Stewart Carl

eserafina42's review against another edition

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2.0

This book might have been better, but it was probably about twice the length it needed to be. The main character's lusting after men, in particular a much younger one
Spoilerwho turned out to be the murderer
, and the pages and pages of "tension building" in various scenes got tedious. Also, the paranormal abilities that pretty much everyone seemed to have almost seemed tacked on - the MC and her detective buddy-soon-to-be-romantic-interest easily could have found out the few things they needed to with a little judicious research. 2.5 stars.

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3.0

Not bad. This is the second of hers I've read. The stories are good. Nothing out of the ordinary, though.

mimsy42's review

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4.0

Atmospheric mystery with interesting, layered characters. Richly developed.
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