A review by thereadingmum
Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire, Volume 1 by M. R. C. Kasasian

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I enjoyed The Gower Street Detective series and was looking forward to more of the same. Sidney Grice was so idiosyncratic as to be comedic and his callous behaviour with March was ultimately caring. With this book, however, I feel like he is having a go at women. Apart from Betty Church, who is a great heroine, every other female in this book is either horrible or ditzy. Dodo is the epitome of annoying female behaviour. The ending was just too ridiculous and long drawn out. His two saving graces are an excellent red herring and the men aren't much better. I don't know if I can stand to read the next one.