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A review by kathlgpa
A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmondson
3.0
This was a decent English mystery. Of course it was compared to Christie and Sayers but to me it shouldn’t be. I could tell from the writing it was a modern author but it didn’t seem disingenuous to the historical time it was written. I just didn’t enjoy it as other mysteries possibly because of the focus on spies and politics rather than police and detectives.
The mystery begins in 1947 when a local Earl vanishes during a blizzard. Seven years later his body is finally found and those snow-bound at the castle at the time of the blizzard are all suspects.
Our main protagonist is Hugo Hawksworth who is now staying in the castle in 1952 while working for the service. He investigates the murder to help out the host he is staying with who is one of the suspects since she was there the night the Earl disappeared. I don’t feel like the author wrote any of these characters with enough depth to be really sympathetic.
The mystery begins in 1947 when a local Earl vanishes during a blizzard. Seven years later his body is finally found and those snow-bound at the castle at the time of the blizzard are all suspects.
Our main protagonist is Hugo Hawksworth who is now staying in the castle in 1952 while working for the service. He investigates the murder to help out the host he is staying with who is one of the suspects since she was there the night the Earl disappeared. I don’t feel like the author wrote any of these characters with enough depth to be really sympathetic.