I believe that a well-known anecdote exited to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence:
“‘Hell!‘ said the Duchess.”
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Another roller-coaster, detective thriller ride for Will and Sara. Always love Karin Slaughter.
pickI don't love a locked room mystery - it feels like they're so focused on the puzzle and being clever, that the characterization seems to suffer? All brain and no heart which is not my bag. So I mostly only read them when prompted by something like the #christmascrimechallenge 😅. After reading this one, my feelings haven't changed. It's more than competent, if not entirely satisfying. A begrudging pick @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead
pick6/10 solution rate. 😂
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Ch 6: #4amfight #asonedoes #campionvsbutler #butwhy 🤷🏻♀️ #georgewantstoquestionanne #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
Ch 5: #wyattwantstoparty #justadudeinamask #stabbedintheback #shortchapter #hallelujah #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as “The Styles Case” has now somewhat subsided.
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so-soI enjoyed the many vignettes where Poirot is outwitted by the Big Four, even while discovering their identities. I‘m alway game for deception in the form of espionage and Hastings was back to narrate the case, thus adding to my enjoyment. But something was missing from this case, mon ami. It‘s a mystery to me how Christie just settled for this ending.
