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Mary Kelly (2) (1927–2017)

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Tekijän teokset

The Christmas Egg (1958) 129 kappaletta
The Spoilt Kill (1961) 111 kappaletta
Due to a Death (1962) 55 kappaletta
Dead Corse (1966) 21 kappaletta
A Cold Coming (1956) 9 kappaletta
Dead Man's Riddle (1957) 8 kappaletta
March to the Gallows (1964) 5 kappaletta
The Dead of Summer 3 kappaletta

Associated Works

Winter's Crimes 8 (1976) 6 kappaletta
Winter's Crimes 3 (1971) — Avustaja — 1 kappale

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Yleistieto

Syntymäaika
1927
Kuolinaika
2017
Sukupuoli
female

Jäseniä

Kirja-arvosteluja

The subtitle of this novel is A Staffordshire Mystery and Staffordshire's pottery industry is a big part of the story. It is set at Shentall's, a long-established pottery that has become the victim of espionage: Someone has been leaking the designs for some time, so that rival firms can produce similar but cheaper products in a quicker way.
Hedley Nicholson, a private investigator, tries to find the person responsible, when a murder happens: A body is found in one of the vaults where the clay is stored.

I must say that initially, it was a bit hard to concentrate on this novel. All the descriptions and technical terms of the pottery were a bit much for me, and I had trouble to distinguish the different members of the staff. The story grew on me though, and became more and more gripping. It is definitely not your average, cosy crime story - Mary Kelly neither spares her characters, nor her readers.
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½
 
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MissBrangwen | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 6, 2024 |
Some really good sections of writing and description in this one, but the characters were all quite unpleasant and overall I didn't particularly enjoy the mystery.
½
 
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JBD1 | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 28, 2023 |
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Sep 15, 2022 |
Not an author I have read before but one which I would be keen to read more of.

Another of the British Library Crime Classics series. A psychological mystery, with the writing very good.

The book was nominated for the Golden Dagger Award on publication.

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15 August 2022
 
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347
Suosituimmuussija
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Arvio (tähdet)
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11
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93
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