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This is the third in this series I've read and probably the one I like the least. It's the same format as the others: the reader is thrust right into the action and all the focus is on the crime; there's no mucking about and it's always hard to spot the clues. But the killer was a little obvious this time around and de Angelis had a set on "devious" women that bothered me. Read it for a quick mystery, but there are better in this series.

"…both science and statistics tell us that it is much more common to find criminal brilliance in women than men."

Ah, the 1940s. Such a wonderful time for the devious woman.

"He knew that a sudden, unexpected question can take a man by surprise, but a woman, never. Lying and distraction come easily to women; their deviousness is automatic."

I don't know about you, but I sure do spend most of my time lying and just generally being devious. And I am never, ever, surprised by anything. Ever. ?