The Red House Mystery
Ratings10
Average rating3.6
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Ratings10
Average rating3.6
The Red House Mystery is a classic "whodunit" set in an English country house. An eclectic cast of characters are gathered in the house when the owner's brother, recently arrived from Australia, is found murdered in a locked room. Two of the house guests take the investigation upon themselves and they wade almost playfully through the abundance of evidence and theories.
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There were some good exchanges between characters but overall it was incredibly long. The murder occurs withing the first chapter or two, and the rest of the book is spent putting together the pieces. I made it to the halfway point before skipping to the end.
The part that stuck me was how “cool” the detectives were about there being a murder/murderer. If I was staying at the potential murderers house while he ran loose, I wouldn't have been so calm about it all.
In short, may be good for sherlock Holmes fans. Otherwise its rather boring and long.
This book is a classic locked room mystery without much fluff. The mystery has more to do with How than Who, which was honestly refreshing for a puzzle mystery. There were some funny moments, but the characters were generally static and the focus was placed mostly on the puzzle. I love puzzles so I didn't hate that aspect. Overall it wasn't the most clever, most genius, or most compelling but I enjoyed reading it all the way through.
