Rating: 4/5
Review:
Very enjoyable
I enjoyed Not A Creature Was Stirring. It is the first in a long
series featuring Gregor Demakian, and Armenian-American ex-FBI
investigator who here gets drawn into the case of a sequence of
murders in one of Philadelphia’s richest families.
As a story it’s
all pretty cosy and really the equivalent of a familiar Country House
mystery set in 1990 Philadelphia. I thought more than once that it
was very like a Poirot and then one of the characters said almost
exactly that (although the denouement was more Miss Marple than
Poirot) – and all that was just fine with me. The real strength of
the book lies in Jane Haddam’s very good writing and structure
(although it did drag a little in the middle, I thought), her
thoughtful characterisation – especially of Demarkian – and her
depiction of the Armenian community, all of which I found very good.
I am grateful to
Susan Riaz for introducing me to this series. This opener isn’t a
classic but is very enjoyable and has real promise for the rest of
the series, of which I shall definitely be reading more.
Recommended.
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