tarana's review against another edition
5.0
I totally loved this story. The author introduces a lot of characters and each one has an interesting history, even if it is only 2 sentences. After reading it, I looked up the author and apparently he was a Poet Laureate and started this series early in his writing career. Makes sense then that he can do a brief descriptions that give you such an insight into the person. Looking forward to reading/listening to the remainder of the series (there are 16 books total). I listened to the audiobook and it was quite excellent and I recommend it.
jlmb's review against another edition
3.0
One of the early books in the series. I liked it, but not as much as The Beast Must Die or Thou Shell of Death. I guessed the murderer fairly early on and also guessed several other plot developments. Oh well. I'm a sucker for books set in the English countryside so I was still entertained.
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