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clare_phyfer's review
challenging
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
katharine_whitfield's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
crystalmbookshelf83's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
soniapage's review
Ended up reading only two of these stories as the others were Montague Egg not Lord Peter stories.
alrey's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
cimorene1558's review against another edition
4.0
A few Lord Peter stories mixed with a variety of others: the Montague Egg stories, and some one offs, several of them very creepy with at least odd and seemingly paranormal plots. Like two of the other "big four" mystery writers (Allingham and Christie are the other two) of the mid-20th century, Sayers did paranormal very well when she chose to, leaving the mysteries largely unexplained, which, if well done, is the creepiest thing of all.
snickies's review
4.0
Four stars except for the story with racial slurs casually thrown in. That one gets no stars. Negative stars.
berlinbibliophile's review
2.0
Many of these stories were a bit same-y. I did enjoy the Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg stories at the beginning of the book, because it's always nice to see familiar characters again. But after that came many stories featuring new characters, and the format meant that it was hard to get to know and thus care about the new characters before their story was over and we moved on to the next one.
dawnsona's review
4.0
Good collection of short stories even the ones not featuring Wimsey and Egg. :)