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NookAndCanny@books.theunseen.city

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

Interested in history-based fiction, mythology, SciFi, thriller, sometimes fantasy and biographies

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Josephine Tey: Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries - Complete Series (EBook, english language, 2023, DigiCat) No rating

The "Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries - Complete Series" by Josephine Tey encompasses a masterful blend …

Finished the first out of five novels „A Man in the Queue“. Not sure how to describe it. I felt it too long-winded. A thrilling short phase was followed by an ending that was neither logical nor in any way prepared.It came literally out of the blue.

Besides that I couldn’t establish a connection with the main protagonist nor any of the characters in the book.

Not sure I’ll read the other ones. Neet something more satisfying.

reviewed Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel (Frey & McGray - A Victorian Mystery, #1)

Oscar de Muriel: Strings of Murder (EBook, 2015, Penguin Books, Limited)

The dead virtuoso's maid swears she heard three musicians playing in the night. But with …

Easy Read, quick end.

Nice story. I don’t like the arrogant attitude of Frey. But that’s probably because the social standards are so outlandish for me. I guess, the description is accurate but geesh what a pain at times.

Otherwise a lovely read with a very quick end.

Catriona Ward: Looking Glass Sound (2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

Looking Glass Sound is the newest twisty psychological horror novel from Catriona Ward, the internationally …

A Puzzle of a Novel That Demands Context

The first half felt like a fairly “normal” story—until it suddenly turned weird. In one chapter, the narrative calmly focuses on a typewriter malfunctioning over a single letter, and then, literally in the next sentence, the protagonist is thinking about planning his suicide. There had been no prior mention or buildup of suicide anywhere in the book up to that point. I went back and searched, but found nothing.

In the end, I had to rely on a Reddit post to understand what the book was really doing. After that, things became clearer, and it actually turned into a great read.

And then came the ending. Also weird—but at that point, what else could I expect?