Inspector Appleby: Lament For A Maker (Paperback)

from Meredy

Six-word review: Far-fetched murder puzzle with unguessable ending. Extended review: Most detective fiction strains the bounds of credulity a little bit, but this one does involve some breakage. Even though no supernatural elements are involved, I would place this tale pretty close to the boundar...

from Judy_AA

A dense read, this occasionally heavy-handed effort offers changing narrators as a mechanic, a nice touch. The mystery held up well until 3/4 of the way through the book when the plot began to veer off like a startled horse. Over the top.

from dmmjlllt

Good solid entry in this classic British detective series. Clearly draws on as inspiration for its use of multiple narrators to tell the story, and on

from majkia

As with all the Appleby books, extremely literary and quite convoluted. Quite a few twists and turns I did not see coming. I do enjoy the series, even if it shows up my poor literary education.

from bohemima

Not an easy book to review. Innes uses multiple narrators to tell a complex (and confusing) story about a reclusive miser who meets an untimely end from the tower of his family castle. The characters are developed with Innes's usual skill and wit, and they make the novel go. The setting, that cla...