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"Of course I hadn't quite as much experience then as I have now. All the same I think I did all that could humanly be done. We did get it commuted to penal servitude. Provocation, you know. Lots of respectable wives and mothers got up a petition. There was a lot of sympathy for her."
This was an okay mystery for me. It was a typical "cheating husband's dead, all evidence points to the wife, but years after wife's death, their child (usually a daughter) has some evidence to the contrary that the wife didn't kill her husband." This isn't a terrible setup for a mystery - it works, and with good reason. I think <i>Five Little Pigs</i> really sets up the groundwork for future books with similar setups, especially the marital drama murder mystery. But I don't think this was the kind of mystery for me, whether or not it's family drama.

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is definitely famous for a reason. After reading so many of her works it's harder for me to give them higher ratings. However, this was so good. I loved the resolution, everything made sense and I'm quite satisfied with the ending. The only reason I didn't give this a higher rating is there were some of its time elements.

Also she was a minor???? I wish she wrote her a bit older what is this?

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