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A review by thereadingmum
Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays by G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Cecily Gayford, Margery Allingham, Julian Symons, Ellis Peters, Michael Innes, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr, Ruth Rendell
3.5
I like to think I'm a connoisseur of the cosy murder mystery genre, but I'm probably more of an enthusiastic consumer, just short of a fanatic.
Having read so many, I have a few requirements for the perfect cosy murder mystery. Good characters, closed-community setting, believable plot and satisfying resolution. For the most part, these stories fulfil these parameters. However, I was not blown away. I loved at most two of these, was fairly entertained for the remainder except for one that I did not like at all.
Maybe I just expected more. I am fairly sure a less demanding reader will enjoy this collection more than I did.
Having read so many, I have a few requirements for the perfect cosy murder mystery. Good characters, closed-community setting, believable plot and satisfying resolution. For the most part, these stories fulfil these parameters. However, I was not blown away. I loved at most two of these, was fairly entertained for the remainder except for one that I did not like at all.
Maybe I just expected more. I am fairly sure a less demanding reader will enjoy this collection more than I did.