Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 3/29/2020 + 2556 more book reviews

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I really love the way Patricia Wentworth writes her mysteries. We have too many authors, even the good authors, who hide all the crucial evidence until the end of the book when all the characters are assembled in a room where the protagonist can reveal all.

Ms. Wentworth usually does it the other way around. In many of her books, early on, sometimes even in the first chapter, we are provided enough evidence to decide who the evil person is, but not enough to make us 100% sure. Then, throughout the book, more evidence is revealed to us bit by bit. How Ms. Wentworth does this is marvelous. Allowing us to see for ourselves the way the evidence piles up, but often in a way we didn't anticipate early on.

While reading this book, there was actually a point when I exclaimed out loud, "This is great. I love the way she writes."

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