Reviews

The Crow's Inn Tragedy by Annie Haynes

vesper1931's review

4.0

Solicitor Luke Bechcombe is visited by his brother-in-law Reverand James Collyer as he wished to sell the Collyer Emeralds, only to be told they are paste. Shortly after Bechcombe is discovered dead. What is the motive and who is the guilty party
Enjoyable story

krikketgirl's review against another edition

2.0

Tepid. I tend to find procedurals a little dull, but this tried my patience with repetitive actions and thoughts. I also wasn't wholly satisfied with the explanations at the end; I wanted more thorough exposition of how all of the threads came together. Add in the usual gang of crooks and sensational chapter cliffhangers, and it was--while not terrible--not necessarily one to seek out.

kjcharles's review

A mostly forgotten Golden Age mystery author, prolific and very popular in her day. An ironmonger's daughter who turned herself into a novelist and moved in literary-feminist circles, which makes it kind of disappointing that the books are, so far, pretty routine stuff. A knack for plotting but the characters are formulaic and it's very posh-male focused with some really hidebound attitudes. A couple of good plot twists and a spectacular WTF moment in this one means I will probably try a couple more.