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A review by julesgou
Ask A Policeman by Helen de Guerry Simpson, John Rhode, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley, The Detection Club, Gladys Mitchell, Milward Kennedy
3.0
I'm confused.
The set-up was beautiful. I enjoyed the different approach that Sir Philip took to get this murder solved. I quite enjoyed the way that John Rhode set it up.
I also liked that each of the detectives had a different way about figuring out who dunnit it. Sir Peter was by far my favourite solver. However, it was very interesting to see that four people could interpret the same facts in four different ways. Each one came up with a different murder and it was really cool to see all the ways that this murder could have happened.
However, Milward Kennedy's ending really screwed me up. I am really confused because they almost had two different solutions at the end of the novel. Come to think of it, the ending reminded me of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express". I feel like there was no clear definitely answer for the reader at the end of "Ask A Policeman" which is why I was so confused. There are two solutions; obviously one is right and one is wrong but I not really sure which. I mean, I have an idea, but who knows.
I would have given this book 4 stars had I not been confused at the end of this novel. I did enjoy this one a little bit more then "The Floating Admiral"; but that being said, the set up is very different so they are both good reads!
The set-up was beautiful. I enjoyed the different approach that Sir Philip took to get this murder solved. I quite enjoyed the way that John Rhode set it up.
I also liked that each of the detectives had a different way about figuring out who dunnit it. Sir Peter was by far my favourite solver. However, it was very interesting to see that four people could interpret the same facts in four different ways. Each one came up with a different murder and it was really cool to see all the ways that this murder could have happened.
However, Milward Kennedy's ending really screwed me up. I am really confused because they almost had two different solutions at the end of the novel. Come to think of it, the ending reminded me of Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express". I feel like there was no clear definitely answer for the reader at the end of "Ask A Policeman" which is why I was so confused. There are two solutions; obviously one is right and one is wrong but I not really sure which. I mean, I have an idea, but who knows.
I would have given this book 4 stars had I not been confused at the end of this novel. I did enjoy this one a little bit more then "The Floating Admiral"; but that being said, the set up is very different so they are both good reads!