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Verdict of Twelve
Verdict of Twelve | Raymond Postgate
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A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt and prejudice which could affect the outcome. In this extraordinary crime novel, we follow the trial through the eyes of the jurors as they hear the evidence and try to reach a unanimous verdict. Will they find the defendant guilty, or not guilty? And will the jurors' decision be the correct one? Since its first publication in 1940, Verdict of Twelve has been widely hailed as a classic of British crime writing. This edition offers a new generation of readers the chance to find out why so many leading commentators have admired the novel for so long.
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ErinSBecker
Verdict of Twelve | Raymond Postgate
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This was every bit as good as the hype. Amazing psychological study. Great characterization. Pithy descriptive writing. One example - "Harry van Beer ran a small car into a standard lamp on the Brighton road on a September night in 1927, and broke his neck. He was drunk and the girl with him was not Rosalie. His widow did not put on mourning." Must read for mystery lovers.

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ErinSBecker
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Relaxing on the couch with my pups, a bowl of apple pb oatmeal, and a good mystery.

BookmarkTavern Looks like a wonderful evening! ❤️ 4y
ErinSBecker @ozma.of.oz thank you! It is being a great night 😁 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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ErinSBecker
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This is widely heralded as one of the masterpieces of golden age mysteries. It's been on my to read list for a while and if finally found a copy on Libby! It's even better than the hype. Planning to finish tonight.

ErinSBecker @swynn this is part of my "book every year" challenge I was telling you about. 1940 4y
swynn @ErinSBecker Postgate is a new name to me, so I checked out his bio on Wikipedia. What an interesting person! Now I'm intrigued about his mysteries ... (The bestseller for 1940 was "How Green Was My Valley," one of the better ones.) 4y
ErinSBecker @swynn are you going back year by year? Orin no particular order? 4y
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swynn @ErinSBecker Chronologically by year. 4y
ErinSBecker @swynn oh, ok. Just got confused about what year you're back to. Looks like you just finished 1954, but you've read How Green Was My Valley already? Either way, I'll let you know how Udolpho turns out. I made it through one chapter today... 4y
swynn @ErinSBecker We started with 1895 from these lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishers_Weekly_lists_of_bestselling_novels_in_t... Looking forward to your comments on more vintage mysteries too! 4y
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rabbitprincess
Verdict of Twelve | Raymond Postgate
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I can appreciate the structure, but I did not like the instance of animal cruelty ☹️

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wyvernfriend
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It is of it's period. Originally published in 1940, however it's well done, interesting to see the members of the jury in snapshots and then to deal with the case. Twisty and I found it a very satisfying read.

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jenniferw88
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5 stars and a OMG

Another book off the trim the tbr challenge!

rretzler Too bad Postgate didn‘t write more mysteries! If you haven‘t read Somebody at the Door, it is also very good. 5y
Suet624 Part 2 sounds like the beginning of a joke. “They all walked into a bar.” 5y
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rabbitprincess
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TFW you come home for Christmas and discover your mum is reading one of your recent acquisitions before you will 😂
(I couldn't bring back all the books from our Scotland trip in September, so I left a few here for future visits.)

LeahBergen 😆 Just call it her “book storage fee”. 5y
rabbitprincess @LeahBergen Haha that's a pretty fair fee 😂 5y
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jenniferw88
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Thank you for all the birthday wishes! This is what I've got so far (not featuring the vouchers & chocolate).
The handbag is a present from my parents which we bought on holiday & the scarf is a present from the #gingerbrat (which was also bought on holiday).
The dress and books I've just bought from a shopping trip (will tag the other book in comments).
Off for an Indian curry later with my parents!

Cinfhen Lovely gifts!!! Enjoy the rest of your day 😍Happy birthday 🎉🎂🍸 6y
TrishB Have a great rest of the day 🎉🎉 6y
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