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A review by michellehenriereads
An Antique Murder by Norman Russell
5.0
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
When I pick up mysteries, I gravitate to cozies. An Antique Murder is not a cozy, but I was intrigued through the entire book.
The author, Norman Russell, did an interesting thing. Instead of having a mystery where the reader knows nothing and the detectives solve it along with the reader, Russell created suspense by giving the reader critical info up front. The reason this worked so well was because we weren't given everything—just enough to keep us in suspense while still trying to solve the who-dun-it.
Masterfully done, and I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. And I didn't solve it in advance, and yet we had the proper clues. Love it when that happens!
Final conclusion: you're going to love this book if you enjoy murder mysteries. I highly recommend it!
When I pick up mysteries, I gravitate to cozies. An Antique Murder is not a cozy, but I was intrigued through the entire book.
The author, Norman Russell, did an interesting thing. Instead of having a mystery where the reader knows nothing and the detectives solve it along with the reader, Russell created suspense by giving the reader critical info up front. The reason this worked so well was because we weren't given everything—just enough to keep us in suspense while still trying to solve the who-dun-it.
Masterfully done, and I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. And I didn't solve it in advance, and yet we had the proper clues. Love it when that happens!
Final conclusion: you're going to love this book if you enjoy murder mysteries. I highly recommend it!