Reviews

The Man with the Dark Beard by Annie Haynes

kudeern1's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

eserafina42's review against another edition

3.0

Not really too hard to figure out whodunit in this one - the person practically had a huge flashing neon arrow pointing at him from shortly after the murder until the end, though some things were not clear for a while - at least not to me.

vesper1931's review

3.0

Dr John Bastrow, widower, is found dead in his locked study. 
Inspector Stoddart and Alfred Harbord Investigations
I didn’t find most of the characters likeable and it was quite easy to spot the guilty party.

kjcharles's review

I have now read a few Annie Haynes books. It is not proving hard to guess the murderers

it's the super dislikeable person that you really hope did it, thank u next

but there are usually some unpredictable twists and turns on the way there, and wome pretty weird ass plotting. Plus she mixed in 20s feminist circles, and this book has a terrific elderly aunty who is pretty blunt about men and marriage and possibilities for women, wich definitely lifted it.

eta the dark beard thing is hilarious.
Dead guy: *found with note saying The Man with the Dark Beard!*
Police: Who did he know with a dark beard that he might have been naming as his killer? Let us hunt amongst the people in his inner circle!
Press: Look! He knew Mr Smith who had a dark beard! Smith must be the killer!
Absolutely nobody: Erm, if his pal Mr Smith had shot him, would he not have written "It was Mr Smith"? Just a thought.