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A review by lisam0183_bookworm
A Case Of Spirits by Peter Lovesey
4.0
The spiritualist movement has caught the attention of part of Victorian London and people are holding seances. When some seance sites become targets of theft, Cribb and Thackeray are brought in to solve the cases. But then somebody kills the medium and the two of them then find themselves amongst some rather eccentric suspects.
Liking spiritualism myself it was interesting to read how so many mediums were frauds in those days and how they managed to trick people.
I liked the story and the characters and it certainly had a Poirot type feel to it, especially when it came to 'outing' the murderer. I must admit, I guessed who it was, but it didn't ruin the story for me.
Will definitely look for more books in the Sergeant Cribb series.
Liking spiritualism myself it was interesting to read how so many mediums were frauds in those days and how they managed to trick people.
I liked the story and the characters and it certainly had a Poirot type feel to it, especially when it came to 'outing' the murderer. I must admit, I guessed who it was, but it didn't ruin the story for me.
Will definitely look for more books in the Sergeant Cribb series.