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cimorene1558's review
4.0
I enjoyed this much more than most of Mitchell's other books; I can imagine wanting to read it again someday.
cbt00004's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
An enjoyable story, somewhat reminded me of a more violent version of the Famous Five. Although I enjoyed the story, I found the ending confusing and poorly executed.
ssejig's review
3.0
The mystery begins when a group of young men are playing fox and the hounds (a running game?). One of the hounds gets separated from the others and then gets caught up in a mystery. Where was the cottage he had stumbled across? Did he really help move a dead body?
Bit thinking that it’s worth contacting the police, he instead reaches out to Mrs. Bradley, her driver George and secretary Laura to solve the mystery.
I didn’t really get the ending, it got a little too complicated for me. But overall a nice book.
Bit thinking that it’s worth contacting the police, he instead reaches out to Mrs. Bradley, her driver George and secretary Laura to solve the mystery.
I didn’t really get the ending, it got a little too complicated for me. But overall a nice book.
scorpionturtle's review
4.0
Written in 1948 and the 21st book to feature Mrs. Bradley the author has a firm grasp of her characters and write a book that is more of a thriller and adventure than classical mystrey and I quite enjoyed. Mrs. Bradley is joined by her secretary who is a capable young woman both mentally and physically and a pair of cousins who round out a group of sleuths commanded by Bradley. There is a great deal of affection for Bradley in the book both from the fellow characters and the reader. There is also quite a bit of humour that stands up 80 years later. It was enjoyable to have female characters that were capable both young and old. The plots like all the Bradley stories still relay on the psychology of the day but it's less far fetched than in earlier books. So far this is my favorite out of the 4 I've read although I wish there were more in publication or on the Internet Archive. The book has a pretty good pace with lots of adventures, lots of side stories that tie in together at the end.
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