Reviews

Murder on a Winter's Night: Ten Classic Crime Stories by Cecily Gayford

lisas_library_factory's review

4.0

This was the perfect read for the pre-Christmas season and the time between the years. I did not enjoy every story equally but all of them had their special twist to them. It was also great to discover some new crime authors, I haven't read before.

vimesy's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.5

Particularly enjoyed the Dorothy L Sayers story!

alittlemixofvix's review

3.0

So me only paying half attention, got attracted by the initial blurb and missed the part about it being classic crime writers - I only realised when I started reading and thought that the writing looked old-fashioned.

I don't think the mysteries are as good as current authors but there were definitely good ones in there. My favourites were:
The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention by Dorothy L. Sayers,
The New Catacomb by Arthur Conan Doyla, and
The Motive by Ronald Knox

Others I struggled with either due to the language or the sheer number of characters in such short stories.

Overall, a good Christmas read without the usual happy endings!

awesomevie's review

The stories were lackluster and bland. I didnt like the writing styles and overall I just didn't feel like spending my time on it was worth it 

assassinsreader's review

mysterious slow-paced

1.0

Those was boring, I skipped pretty much all of them, I couldn't get into the stories. 

pagesforages's review

mysterious slow-paced

3.0

mike_brough's review

3.0

A mixed bag. Hadn't read any of the stories before but, with some, it felt like I had - a bit too cliched.

trisreadssometimes's review

will return

zoeap's review

Under The Mistletoe Last Night was boring and uncreative but the rest I enjoyed alright. 

duuj's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I didn’t really like most of the stories. They were a bit boring.