Review of 'Papa La-Bas (Carr, John Dickson)' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Honestly, I had read enough reverence for John Dickson Carr as the king of the locked-door whodunits to have expectations, and I wish I hadn't. Carr does play fair with the reader, distributing clues along the narrative, and shares ample history research to portray an age's mores best left to antiquity. Papa La-Bas was slow-going for the first third, it requires patience.