Reviews

Murder of a Lady by Anthony Wynne

fern17's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

blackcatlouise's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Considering this book was written in 1931 it definitely deserves to be more well known. It is a really good puzzle, which is not unraveled until the very last few pages. I didn't guess the murderer or the method, it was a really ingenious solution.
The characters were well drawn and interesting, and I finished the book in a couple of days. In this type of mystery I sometimes struggle to keep track of all the characters but this one had a pleasingly small number of well motivated suspects which made it hard to solve and enjoyable to puzzle over. 
I had a copy of the paperback but I noticed that many of this series are on kindle unlimited so I will be enjoying more vintage murders.

theraindiary's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

readymadereader's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

krobart's review against another edition

3.0

See my review here:

http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/day-987-murder-of-a-lady/

kathieboucher's review against another edition

3.0

Dead bodies are piling up fast in this 1931 locked-room murder mystery from the British Library's Crime Classics series. Someone better figure out what's going on! Stodgy and stiff by today's standards, but a fun puzzle.

6ykmapk's review against another edition

2.0

2.5⭐

cauchemarlena's review against another edition

4.0

Mina teadsin kohe algusest peale, et tahan ka rändraamatut lugeda. Sellepärast pean tunnistama, et ega ma tegelikult eelmiste lugejate arvamisi sellest raamatust veel päriselt läbi ei ole lugenud - nii et nüüd on mul ees terve mõnus õhtu lugemist, kui ma ükskord selle lugemisest tekkinud mõtete kirjapanemisega lõpetan.

"Daami mõrv" on suletud ruumiga krimka. Minu jaoks kolmas või neljas seda tüüpi raamat see aasta ja kindlasti mitte viimane. Kui ma sain aru, et kuritegu toimus kinniste uste (ja akende) taga, tundsin tohutu suurt rõõmu. Täiuslikest mõrvadest lugedes on nii mõnus ajusid ragistada, et enne lõppu mõelda välja, kes ja kuidas tegi. Ma pole just eriti edukas kuriteolahendaja, aga põnev on ikka!
Edu ei olnud mul ka selle raamatuga. Lõpuks ei arvanud ma ära ei kurjategijat ega tapmisviisi, mis lõi minu küll pahviks. No miks ei tulnud ma selle mõtte peale?

Aga ma lugesin seda päris kaua. Vahepeal hakkas kohutavalt igav ja ma arvasin, et see raamat kurikaelutseb veidi minu kallal, aga teises pooles hakkas see kohe kiiremini edenema. Ja Šotimaa oli ilus. Tekitas sellise mõrkjasmagusa reisiigatsuse kohe.

smurphy5337's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

An entertaining mystery with a good cast of characters. Not my favorite read, but still enjoyable 

cmbohn's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0