Tag: Mystery
The sorrows of an American
by Gareth on Jun.04, 2009, under Reviews
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Erik Davidsen is, in no particular order, divorced, a psychiatrist, Norwegian American, childless and a very lonely man. (continue reading…)
An unsuitable job for a woman
by Gareth on Feb.06, 2009, under Reviews
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Unless you count the Anita Blake Series (and I wouldn’t), this is only the third detective fiction novel that I can remember reading. ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and ‘The hound of the Baskervilles’ are certainly more famous than this novel and often held up as exemplars of the genre. Perhaps this led me to expect a little more from this book than was delivered. (continue reading…)
The Turn of the Screw
by Gareth on Apr.08, 2008, under Reviews
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I have vague recollections of seeing one of the many dramatisations inspired by this novel. I think I found it quite dry and pointless, as well as far from the ‘Horror’ it poported to be. I thought I’d give the book a chance though as, with very few exceptions, ‘the book’ is generally better than ‘the film’.
Blimey.
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