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A review by saareman
The Incredible Crime by Lois Austen-Leigh
1.0
Unincredible
Review of the Poisoned Pen Press eBook edition (July 7, 2017) of the British Library Crime Classics (BLCC) paperback (July 4, 2017) of the Herbert Jenkins hardcover original (1931).
I had good luck recently with another BLCC Kindle Deal of the Day in [b:Capital Crimes: London Mysteries|25238476|Capital Crimes London Mysteries|Martin Edwards|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427583888l/25238476._SX50_.jpg|44957318] so when The Incredible Crime was offered for $1.99 I took a chance on it. Unfortunately it proved to be a rather dull affair with barely any crime and investigation to it. I ended up having to mementoize* in order to finish. Instead of a mystery plot there is a lot of tedious recounting of dinners and rugby playing at Cambridge University and fox-hunting in Suffolk (which at least reminded me of the Oscar Wilde line: "The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable."
Review of the Poisoned Pen Press eBook edition (July 7, 2017) of the British Library Crime Classics (BLCC) paperback (July 4, 2017) of the Herbert Jenkins hardcover original (1931).
I had good luck recently with another BLCC Kindle Deal of the Day in [b:Capital Crimes: London Mysteries|25238476|Capital Crimes London Mysteries|Martin Edwards|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1427583888l/25238476._SX50_.jpg|44957318] so when The Incredible Crime was offered for $1.99 I took a chance on it. Unfortunately it proved to be a rather dull affair with barely any crime and investigation to it. I ended up having to mementoize* in order to finish. Instead of a mystery plot there is a lot of tedious recounting of dinners and rugby playing at Cambridge University and fox-hunting in Suffolk (which at least reminded me of the Oscar Wilde line: "The unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable."