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cariadreads's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
littletaiko's review
3.0
This is the fourth in the Kate Shackleton series but the first that I have read. Fortunately I didn't feel that I was missing anything while reading as it was pretty easy to pick up the main characters. Set in 1920's England, Kate is a war widow who has taken up investigating as a way to stay busy. Her task this time is to find a missing wife. When it appears that the wife might be implicated in a murder her investigation takes a turn. Solid mystery with interesting characters.
sccubed's review against another edition
5.0
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway...two weeks after I'd returned it to the library. So, winning did not influence this review. I hope I win again. I'm a Kate Shackelton fan. I'm a frances brody fan. I enjoy how the perspective alternates between perspectives every couple of chapters, but not so much that it's distracting or takes me out of the story. I feel like I learned a bit about the progression of British divorce laws as well. Overall, it was a very good story.
calli's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
gwen87's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wendycherie's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nocto's review against another edition
4.0
I know I'm reading really slowly lately - this seemed to go on and on, but it looks as if it's actually no longer than the first three books in the series. That sounds as if I didn't like it, but I did, and I'm quite happy to spend more time with Kate Shackleton investigating in 1920s Yorkshire. There was plenty of plot to keep me going. One thing that annoyed me here, but also does in contemporary PI novels (VI Warshawski always seems to have the same failing) is how these characters keep going when no one seems to be going to pay them. It all works out in the end of course, and Kate is cleverly set up to be not-quite a lady of leisure so she can afford to stick her nose in wherever she likes. I thought a number of loose ends from the first few books were tied up nicely here and look forward to seeing what happens next.
verityw's review against another edition
3.0
I'm enjoying this series, but reading them out of order is playing havoc with my comprehension of where we are in the series.
But this is an interesting and clever murder mystery with several competing strands and an interesting cast of characters.
But this is an interesting and clever murder mystery with several competing strands and an interesting cast of characters.