- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; Television tie-in edition edition (1 Nov 1951)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140111778
- ISBN-13: 978-0140111774
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 959,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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My wife and I 'discovered' Josephine Tey's writings, largely as a recommendation in P.D. James' book on crime fiction.
This is a charming little novel. The characters are endearing and well-framed. The case against the mother and daughter looks, at outset, very convincing, and the author maintains the momentum as you accompany the central character in his investigations. The dialogue is quirky, there's a frissant of burgeoning romance, and the plot bumbles along in a gentle, faintly amusing way.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Very much of its time. Slightly disappointing not to have been given much of an explanation for the behaviour of female character who causes so much trouble for the accused - I would like to have been given some insight here, or perhaps even a confession to round things off. However, that's a small criticism - overall, a very enjoyable read with, en passant, some quite interesting reflections on public morals, and the way society behaves (or behaved in 1948!).
This is a charming little novel. The characters are endearing and well-framed. The case against the mother and daughter looks, at outset, very convincing, and the author maintains the momentum as you accompany the central character in his investigations. The dialogue is quirky, there's a frissant of burgeoning romance, and the plot bumbles along in a gentle, faintly amusing way.
Thoroughly enjoyable. Very much of its time. Slightly disappointing not to have been given much of an explanation for the behaviour of female character who causes so much trouble for the accused - I would like to have been given some insight here, or perhaps even a confession to round things off. However, that's a small criticism - overall, a very enjoyable read with, en passant, some quite interesting reflections on public morals, and the way society behaves (or behaved in 1948!).
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