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Bleeding Heart Square, Large Print (2000)

by Andrew Taylor(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1408429357 (ISBN13: 9781408429358)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

review 1: This book turned out better than expected! Fully engaging. All the characters are complex and interesting. It starts out great & ends in a way I didn't anticipate. A real page turner. This isn't a scary mystery book. It's a who done it mystery book. The London setting is a nice change from most of the mystery books I've read which are usually set somewhere in America. The vast gully between the rich/privilaged & the poor/underprivilaged is a painful reminder of the intense hardships of the past. This is a fantastic historical mystery novel set 1934. How far women's rights have come! I would have given this 5 stars if it wasn't for the lack of satisfaction at the very end. Not necessarily a lack of satisfaction in the story, but in the way I personally hoped it would end.Ab... moresolutely a recommended read!
review 2: Punctuated by snippets from Miss Penhow's diary, Bleeding Heart Square is primarily a story of revenge. The story is darkly bizarre and a bit gory, to be sure, but it's well-put-together and left me wanting more. Taylor does a wonderful job with description, too: one really feel as though one is witnessing a Fascist rally or smelling the hearts in the front hall. Rather stomach-turning, yes, but apart from a bit at the end which didn't sit right with me, this is ultimately a satisfying, gripping novel. The subject matter reminds me a little of the novels of Patrick Hamilton, but Andrew Taylor has a unique voice. less

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