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Who Killed the Curate? [Paperback]

Joan Coggin
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  • Paperback: 157 pages
  • Publisher: Rue Morgue Press (Nov 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0915230445
  • ISBN-13: 978-0915230440
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 704,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Rather silly 12 Feb 2010
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This was surprisingly poor, in fact I couldn't finish it. It was silly, rather than witty, the characters were two dimensional, and the plot took far too long to get into its stride. I got as far as halfway, and the crime still hadnt been committed! Very disappointing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie meets Amelia Bedelia 15 April 2002
By CLM - Published on Amazon.com
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Rue Morgue has done mystery fans a favor with their reprints of vintage British mysteries, and I found this story by Joan Coggin (known also for her school stories written as Joanna Lloyd - sadly, these are long OP) absolutely charming. Lady Lupin and her friend Duds are inane detectives but are very funny and well intentioned. Vicarage life is depicted in a way that seems both realistic and hysterical. I can't wait to read more.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Comme ci comme ca 13 Sep 2006
By Pentiumm - Published on Amazon.com
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Lady Lupin, lover of cocktails, parties, and fast motor cars, finds herself married to a charming and thoughtful vicar. Unfortunately, his parish is located in an obsure and unimportant part of the country - to call it a backwater would be to flatter it.

Just as Lady Lupin is settling into her new home (complete with competative women heading up various girl guides, mother's assocation, you-name-it organizations), her husband's curate is killed.

Here enters the mystery. Unfortunately, it really isn't much of one. The majority of the book is about Lady Lupin and how she deals with other people, domestics, guests, misunderstandings, etc. All very interesting, sometimes charming, and sometimes amusing. But as far as the mystery goes, there is very little action on it after the curate is killed.

I'm not sure if I'm being clear, but this is one of those mysteries where the murder takes place, then there is a lot of interpersonal/character developement in the middle in the guise of sleuthing, and then the killer is unmasked at the end.

There is no slowly revealing and adding new clues along the way, no additional happenings (perhaps a second killing) to deepen the puzzle, really no puzzle, per se, at all.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and Funny 24 Oct 2003
By Sherry - Published on Amazon.com
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I enjoyed this book so much. Would make a wonderful play, the dialog is witty and quick and the mystery intrigues you. A real British classic. Don't miss it, I can't wait to read more.
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