Ron K. (WhidbeyIslander) - , reviewed on 7/30/2015 + 688 more book reviews

An entertaining read with mostly likeable characters who (almost) act sensibly most of the time. Having read Tey's books aren't important for a reader of this book, and some poking into the history of the play at the center of the story helps get more of a feeling for the time. One small issue I had was that "Josephine Tey" was a pseudonym used by writer Elizabeth Mackintosh (who wrote the play in question under another name: "Gordon Daviot.") So why people who were friends of "Josephine" for many years wouldn't call her Elizabeth sort of bothered me. Not important for readers unaware of this fact, but still... It seemed a little too long and convoluted, but enjoyable in the end.

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