Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 2/1/2022 + 2564 more book reviews

This book is 377 pages long. Even before I got past page 100 I knew what the motive was for the attempted killings. If you're read as many British mysteries as I have, and understand British upper-class culture even into the early part of the 20th century, you would also know the motive. I was feeling so proud of myself. Then it turned out I was wrong. The motive was even simpler than the one I had thought.

It wasn't until I understood the real motive, toward the end of the book, that I also understood why the book was 377 pages long. It took "Charles Todd" that long to lay the groundwork.

At least World War I is over and Bess will soon be home. I wonder what she will be doing in the upcoming books. She did receive two proposals of marriage in this one, but side-stepped both. I wonder if we have yet met the man she might marry.

It was a fascinating read and I zoomed through the book. I'd re-post it for those who have it on their WL, but the book has a binding issue. So it goes to a thrift store I volunteer at.

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