Reviews

A Case Of Spirits by Peter Lovesey

greybeard49's review against another edition

4.0

Really well written. Characters interact wonderfully completely in keeping with the period. Dialogue backs this up and all is rounded off deftly with a really clever plot line which engages the reader throughout. Good stuff!!

maryloulynninmi's review against another edition

5.0

One of the best Sergeant Cribb mysteries

lisam0183_bookworm's review against another edition

4.0

The spiritualist movement has caught the attention of part of Victorian London and people are holding seances. When some seance sites become targets of theft, Cribb and Thackeray are brought in to solve the cases. But then somebody kills the medium and the two of them then find themselves amongst some rather eccentric suspects.

Liking spiritualism myself it was interesting to read how so many mediums were frauds in those days and how they managed to trick people.

I liked the story and the characters and it certainly had a Poirot type feel to it, especially when it came to 'outing' the murderer. I must admit, I guessed who it was, but it didn't ruin the story for me.

Will definitely look for more books in the Sergeant Cribb series.

silvermusic10's review against another edition

3.0

A lot more straight up talking than the last. Dragged on for a bit but overall still solid

izzy502's review

3.0

A simple but fun read. Had me laughing once or twice. It's a book with an amusing personality.

ssejig's review

3.0

I heard about this book from the Classic Mysteries podcast.
It was an interesting read thought took me awhile to finish it. It is better to read it fast and all at once since it is a rather dense little book which opens with a series of thefts that seem to be linked to spiritualists readings. After Sergeant Cribb is attached to the case, his boss is invited to the next reading and the newest spiritualist is electrocuted. But, how? And why?

camerontrost's review

3.0

An intriguing setting and premise with characters who are both fun and somewhat funny, but the mystery didn't really pull me in. I found myself rushing to the end to find out who the culprit was and what evidence Cribb had against him or her, and I was underwhelmed.