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This kind of didn't come together for me -- it's mostly a bunch of character-sketches, linked together by the fact that they shed a little light on potential motives and means for murder. But, the fact that I really didn't want the murderer to be the person it actually was seems like an argument that the book was effective, in its way. Gaaah, I did not want that outcome.

This is going to be one of those where everyone is actually terrible, isn't it? Oh well, so far I'm curious about what happened -- enough to carry on.

A WW2-set mystery actually written during the war, and set on the home front? Yes please. This was a very good book and is worth checking out. 3⭐️

Stiff upper lips during the Blitz.

This looks like a mighty interesting British Library Crime Classic.
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This 1943 classic, in a lovely BL edition, is well worth a try. It's a literary experiment with multiple character focuses, a vivid evocation of wartime England, and a classic whodunnits.