Spinsters In Jeopardy
Ngaio Marsh
25.7.2012 to 28.7.2012
3/5 stars
This was my second Ngaio Marsh book, featuring British CID
detective Roderick Alleyn. There were two aspects in this book that struck me
as out of ordinary for a Marsh novel.
1.There were no references to the theater and play. The plot
was without any connection to the stage. Most of her works are very much related
to the stage, as her greatest passion was theater.
2.This was not a whodunnit, this was much more, a thriller,
where the good and the bad were defined and segregated from the first chapter.
So, the element of mystery was sadly missing.
The first point never bothered me, because I like mysteries
and I never care whether they are set on the stage or on the streets. And, just
because of this I was a bit disappointed with this book. Frankly speaking, when
it comes to a thriller, it must have a lot of THRILLING moments in it. And, sadly,
that was very much missing. The book had its own pace, but it wasn’t enough for
a thriller.
There were hardly any THRILLING moments, which would put you
on the edge of your seat. The sedate pace was perfect for a whodunnit, which
the book was not.
However, there are no complaints regarding the
characterization. The characters were well developed; and the language
reflected the setting of the story, which was in France.
Not the best to come out from the pen of Dame Marsh, her
other works are better, and that’s what made her one of “Golden Age's Queens of
Crime”.
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