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Dead Men's Money, by J.S. Fletcher

vesper1931's review

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3.0

Hugh Moneylaws a lawyer's clerk, on an errand for his mother's lodger discovers a body. Mr. Lindsey, the lawyer and Hugh attempt to unravel the mystery if his name and make sense of everything that follows, as Hugh is not really the brightest of people. But an enjoyable tale, set and written in 1919.

randyrasa's review

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3.0

My first exposure to J.S. Fletcher, and an overall "like but not love" experience. I enjoyed the plot, and some of the characters, but the ending was pretty abrupt, without tying up loose plot threads. It's always frustrating to me when a story's development depends on the main character's repeated incompetence and denseness, and that's unfortunately the case here. But I absolutely adored the fact that major characters got around by bicycle, and it was the most normal thing in the world. So civilized and sensible.

The voice actors for the Librivox recording were generally quite good, though the sound level and recording quality was all over the place.
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