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2.5
The story took so long to get going, I nearly gave up.
The story took so long to get going, I nearly gave up.
3.5 stars
It started off slow but the writing style had energy and I liked the ultimate solution.
It started off slow but the writing style had energy and I liked the ultimate solution.
Over the course of an autumn day, a dozen guests representing a sampling of the British elite arrive at the country house of Lord Aveling, an aspiring Conservative politician. To their number is added John Foss, whose ankle sprain compels one of the guests to offer him lodging while he recuperates. His hobbled state leaves him a witness to developments, as clandestine late-night encounters suggest secrets held by many of the people in the house. Thus, when bodies start to appear the next day, Fo
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Ahh the Golden Age... I just love country house mysteries! There is just something about the quaint settings, the big, old manor homes and a whole house full of suspects guests that just makes a good mystery even better! Thirteen Guests had all that and a nice twist at the end to make you question your suspect list! Part of the fun of a country house mystery of course, is trying to figure out who-dun-it! I always tell myself that I wish there were more of them written today but in all honesty,
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I did not find this book entertaining at all. It had a good start but it just got tedious to read because of the timeline puzzle later on. Much of the mystery was based on the characters' movements and figuring out what they did and when. Detective Kendall's deduction was mainly based upon a lot of hypotheses and theories about the timeline of each character, which I found very boring.
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