The Curse of the House of Foskett

I read the first book in this series and wasn't sure I wanted to continue with the series, mainly because I found Sidney Grice, who is supposed to be Holmes-like but isn't, unlikeable. And I don't want to spend time with a main character I find unlikeable. But, in the interests of fairness, to see i......more

Secondo capitolo dei gialli di Gower Street, è una lettura piacevole, la soluzione del mistero non è scontata, anzi, fino alla fine sei convinto di sapere chi sia il colpevole...solo leggendo gli ultimi capitoli ti viene il dubbio che quello che pensi di aver capito finora è (quasi) del tutto sbagli......more

Once again we're back with Grice and Middleton, though how she manages to stop herself strangling him I don't know. This time Grice is investigating a murder in his own home, mainly to prevent him from being accused. Fun read with a few good twists, some characters you can despise and March.......more

Der erste Band hatte mich ja schon positiv überrascht, der zweite hier hat mich dann regelrecht begeistert :D Wir sind im London des Jahres 1882 unterwegs und folgen March Middleton, die ihren detektivischen Einsatz mit ihrem Vormund Sidney Grice zusammen verfolgt. Eine winzige Spur erinnern die beid......more

Some of the premises of this mystery was confusing to me but I like how the author continued some of the consequences from the last book. I like how influential the last murder has on this story and the characters' lives and their actions and their interactions with society have on this murder and h......more