Die Akte Harrison
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9783499154188 (3499154188)
Pages no: 254
Edition language: Deutsch
My sister-in-law thought that I might get a kick out of this one, given that it's an epistolary murder mystery set in England that uses science. She was right on all counts.The epistolary format sometimes demands a little more from the reader, but it lends itself particularly well to this story. The...
Yet another book confirming my very high opinion of Dorothy Sayers. This is her take on an epistolary novel, although it's not composed of letters only. As the title suggests, the novel consists of a range of documents which together form a prosecution brief. As is so often the case with Sayers, the...
First 50 pages were difficult to go through because of the letter based narrative. But after that the book has been awesome with physics and chemistry thrown in!
interesting, unusual entry in the dorothy sayers mystery cannon, one that surprisingly does not feature peter wimsey, harriet vane, or, alas, bunter. basically a series of letters, the mystery unfolds amongst much light satire and amusing character bits. it is intriguing to see how the various lette...
I picked this book for several reasons. I like mysteries, I have always wanted to read something by Dorothy L. Sayers, it fit into a challenge I was doing, and the premise looked interesting. As it turns out, I was a bit disappointed as the book is completely different from what I expected. The...
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