The White Priory Murders

White Priory Murders: A Mystery for Christmas | Carter Dickson

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A soft pick.
1st my quibbles. A strained set-up. Lots of telling not showing what an oddball detective Merivale is. Women are mousey bores or sirens. The only sign of Xmas is a dusting of snow.
And yet, I spent the whole day engrossed, reading to find out who did it.
☑️ Chimney prompt for #ChristmasCrimeChallenge
☑️ book 5 / #10beforetheend
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Ruthiella I think the fact that there‘s (almost) always a resolution at end is what I find so satisfying about crime fiction. 🎄🔪🎅🏻💀 1mo

LeahBergen Well, I‘m a mousey siren. 😉 1mo

RaeLovesToRead I just bought this! 1mo

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RaeLovesToRead @LeahBergen Mousey Sirens unite!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 1mo

LeahBergen @RaeLovesToRead Yes! 👏😆😆 1mo

merelybookish @Ruthiella Which is perfect for the holiday season! 1mo

merelybookish @LeahBergen @RaeLovesToRead Lol. Mousey sirens. Love it! I could probably join you if the emphasis is on the mousey part. 😅 1mo

merelybookish @RaeLovesToRead I'll be interested to hear your review! 1mo

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merelybookish

White Priory Murders: A Mystery for Christmas | Carter Dickson

My first mystery for the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge. A locked room.
It was also on my list of #10beforetheend.
@Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead @ChaoticMissAdventures

ChaoticMissAdventures This looks great! 1mo

Ruthiella Nice doubling up on prompts! 🎄🔪🎅🏻💀 1mo

RaeLovesToRead I really want to read this! 1mo

dabbe #stacked! 🤩 1mo

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batsy

The White Priory Murders | Carter Dickson

so-so

A locked room mystery in winter is usually my kind of thing but this had a cast of unpleasant male characters & an undertone of misogyny that was ick. The mystery was not outstanding, although I admit the writing kept me interested. Being among male characters who either become violent or enamoured in the presence of beautiful women was not fun. Disappointing. I read this for the "classic mystery" prompt for #CloakAndDaggerChristmas @Ruthiella

Tamra Oh shoot. 😒 I do love the covers of this series though. 2y

batsy @Tamra I know! These covers get me every time 😆 2y

Ruthiella That is disappointing. ☹️ Simon Thomas, on the recent podcast episode #103 Tea or Books? was noticing that these kind of reissue series won‘t republish books that are racist, but misogyny is still “acceptable” apparently. Interesting that. 2y

batsy @Ruthiella Tbh, a good portion of golden age mysteries or books from this era in general will have a combination of all of it, which is a bummer to think about for sure. 2y

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MrsK

The White Priory Murders | Carter Dickson

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Impossible crime with no solution? Not for Sir Henry Merrivale! An excellently constructed plot with multiple solutions put forth by almost everyone involved, each one an attempt to accuse, cover-up, or mislead. The clueing is stellar, the impossible portion of the story so simple, yet so elegant. Perfect mix of atmosphere, toxic personalities, red-herring and clueing. Definitely did not disappoint and is well worth the read. September #bookspin