A review by lvndrgms3
A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy by Ann Cleeves
4.0
My first thought: I’m amazed by how much story is packed into 193 pages! Even with so many characters I didn’t feel overwhelmed and felt that I could see them distinctly. Cleeves provides enough context and inner monologue to keep the reader clued in. I’ve found this detail in writing crucial after recently reading a different mystery where the author’s writing style didn’t incorporate this. It makes all the difference! I felt as if I was getting to know all the players at a personal level.
Second thought: The mystery of who killed Dorothea who seemed to have touched so many people was engrossing. I tried hard to guess but was so wrong. I think Cleeves put it all together at the end well, though the very ending after the killer is found felt abrupt. But that’s rather inconsequential to the story at large.
Second thought: The mystery of who killed Dorothea who seemed to have touched so many people was engrossing. I tried hard to guess but was so wrong. I think Cleeves put it all together at the end well, though the very ending after the killer is found felt abrupt. But that’s rather inconsequential to the story at large.