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Originally Posted by Fbone
And my last. This cozy mystery had interesting characters but a lot of introspection. Too many unnecessary and confusing inner musings. Not much action and no real red herrings. I guessed who did it. The word skill was just average. It could be the fault of the Scottish translator though.
Also, the book's pattern was to separate a character's actions from their quotes and I found it hard to determine who was speaking. Example:
He glanced at the waiting taxi.
'Please don't leave.'
'I'll return in three days.'
Again it might be a French/Scottish thing. Overall D+ [2 stars]
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Interesting .... I am entranced by Vargas' books - IMHO her strength lies in the quirky characters she creates - and allows to muse aloud on the page - much like Louise Penny, the emphasis is on the effects of murder on both the community AND the murder squad, rather than solving a who-done-it. Vargas fleshes out her characters in each installment, so that reading her books in order offer a revelation of character, rather than a police procedural. Vargas also creates some of the most unique murder methods/situations you'll find in recent mystery novels.