Marilyn Todd
Auteur de I, Claudia
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Marilyn Todd
Dead Drop: A historical thriller you don't want to miss... (Julia McAllister Victorian Mysteries Book 4) (2021) 2 exemplaires
Bull's Eye 2 exemplaires
Thoroughly Modern Millinery 2 exemplaires
Distilling the Truth 2 exemplaires
Blood Red Roses [short story] 2 exemplaires
Open and Shut Case 1 exemplaire
Dead and Breakfast and Other Stories 1 exemplaire
Stag Night 1 exemplaire
Slay Belles 1 exemplaire
Honey Moon [short story] 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2000) — Contributeur — 118 exemplaires
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- Nom légal
- Todd, Marilyn
- Date de naissance
- 20th Century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
West Sussex, England, UK
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 31
- Aussi par
- 16
- Membres
- 483
- Popularité
- #51,118
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 27
- ISBN
- 58
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 1
• a plot that surprises in places
• secondary characters who become perceived differently as new information appears
• an interesting side exploration of the question of whether policing should focus on preventing crime or capturing criminals after a crime has been committed
• strong central characters
Here's where it falls short—
• those strong central characters all have back stories that are so complicated and depressing that they are haunted in ways that paralyze them become irritating over the course of the book
• anachronisms galore
• relatively few moments that make it un-put-downable
If you like historical mysteries and are tolerant of characters whose ethos seems not wholly appropriate for their time and of fairly familiar plot devices you'll find Bad Blood an enjoyable bit of entertainment. If you're looking for historical mysteries that qualify as "literary fiction," Bad Blood won't suit.
I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via NetGalley; the opinions are my own.… (plus d'informations)