A review by amayeda
The Clerk's Tale by Margaret Frazer

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Flat, plodding. Few likable characters; the main likable one killed off. Our detective (SF) also flat, uninteresting, was not challenged, did not change. Reasons for the killer to confess are not believable. Are all the author's books this flat? Perhaps her main goal is to set up books to follow by giving SF a more interesting secular detective partner (Christian Montfort) and a likable sidekick (boy Dickon).