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" A master of the whodunit -- he combines a flawless plot, witty dialogue, and a touch of hilarity."
- "New York Times"
- "New York Times"
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Another classic Crispin novel, featuring a missing schoolgirl, the murder of two faculty members, a theft from the chemistry lab and a heroic, if homicidal, bloodhound
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The fifth Gervase Fen novel shows Crispin emerging as <i>himself</i>, and not as a clone of Carr, Innes or Mitchell. The writing is stylised and elegant, the rural setting is unmistakably Crispin, and the characters are eccentric without being demented. Furthermore, the plot is wonderful: lost Shakespearean manuscripts, murdered teachers and witches, the School Speech Day, and a particularly ingenious alibi. Gervase Fen is in top form throughout, and the reader is enthralled.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Edmund Crispin's waspish sleuth, Dr. Gervase Fen, investigates multiple murder at a country school. The solution is elegant and satisfying, and Fen is as amusing as ever. Crispin is one of the finest prose stylists to write in this genre and, although he may not quite have the ingenuity of Christie or Carr, his work is always enjoyable and exciting.
Format:Paperback
The crime equivalent of a gin and tonic - well-written, entertaining, with just enough suspense to make you want to read more. The motive is set out as an intellectual puzzle for the reader to solve and you will probably enjoy it most if you have some knowledge of English literature as there are frequent quotations and references which are key to the plot. If you enjoy Dorothy L Sayers and Margery Allingham, this is likely to be your sort of book for a holiday read.
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Murder most ingenious!
It was "The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction" which first alerted me to the joys of Edmund Crispin; I just knew that I would love his books and, armed with this knowledge, I snaffled... Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by M. Joyce
So very English
You would never believe WW2 was fought only a couple of years before this was written. Welcome to a 'la-la' land of an England that never existed. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2009 by Officer Dibble
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