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mandkips's review
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
annarella's review
5.0
A very good collection of short stories of women mystery writer who wrote before Agatha Christie. Most of them are unknown to most of people but their stories are an interesting reading.
A good way to rediscover some female writers who are unfortunately forgotten.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Pegasus Books for giving me the change to review this book.
A good way to rediscover some female writers who are unfortunately forgotten.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Pegasus Books for giving me the change to review this book.
mwgerard's review
4.0
This is precisely the sort of collection any classic mystery lover should have. Editor Leslie S. Klinger is working under the premise that Agatha Christie’s immense success (to this day) was due in part to a cadre of the female mystery writers who preceded her. Their work both carved out the hallmarks of the genre and created an environment where a woman writing about murder and crime could be taken seriously.
My full review: https://mwgerard.com/review-in-the-shadow-of-agatha-christie/
My full review: https://mwgerard.com/review-in-the-shadow-of-agatha-christie/
penny_literaryhoarders's review
3.0
What I enjoyed most were the bios written about these "forgotten" female crime writers before their short stories. They were so interesting to read! Such fascinating women. I'll admit to not jumping to read these every chance I got - I found many suffered from their age and from that main critique about short stories, in that they ended so abruptly, it took away from the overall enjoyment of them. There were many good ones inside here though!
thuja's review
4.0
I'm always a little leery of story collections because they usually have one or two stories that I enjoy and lots that I don't. This one was much better than that! There were one or two stories that didn't click with me, but overall I really enjoyed the collection and I'm hoping to find some more published stories by most of the authors. My only quibble was with the introduction, where the editor spent several pages in a book about female crime writers going on and on about male crime and detective writers...
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