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Tag Archives: Barbara Vine

Mystery Surprise

Posted on February 3, 2012 by lindseycrittenden

I’ve never much liked mystery novels.  I get either helplessly confused by the third chapter (Smiley’s People) or impatient that no one else figured out early on that of course the wife did it (Presumed Innocent). In fourth and fifth … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, reading | Tagged Barbara Vine, Crown Publishing Group, Death and Judgement, Donna Leon, Duplicate Keys, Guido Brunetti, Henry James, henry james turn of the screw, Jane Smiley, key to rebecca, keys to the street, Lindsey Crittenden, mysteries, mystery novels, mystery writers, Nancy Drew, Patricia Highsmith, Patrick McGrath, plot, precise characterizations, Presumed Innocent, Ruth Rendell, Smiley's People, Spider, The Crocodile Bird, The Key to Rebecca, The Keys to the Street, the Romanovs, The Russia House, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Turn of the Screw, The Water's Lovely, unreliable narrator, Venice, Winston Churchill | 2 Comments
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