Portrait of a Murderer

Oj, nie tego się spodziewałam 🫣 Spotkało mnie spore rozczarowanie, bo liczyłam na klimatyczne angielskie cosy crime. Książkę czyta się trudno i nie wiem czy tak została napisana, czy to wina tłumaczenia. Niektóre zdania są pokrętne i z jakąś dziwaczną logiką tak, że trzeba się mocno skupić, żeby zro......more

full post here: [URL not allowed] Warning: cute and cozy this book is definitely not. While it begins at a family gathering at Christmas, nobody's going a-wassailing, nor is there even the slightest hint of sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting tingling too -- this is the story of a......more

3.5 stars -- in form, this is a really interesting book. There are several sections that take the form of a traditional multi-POV , a diary from a murderer, etc. which lend to the conceit of this book. Exactly what the title implies, this is a close study of a murderer before, during, and after thei......more

None of the characters in Meredith's novel are very nice, not least Adrian Gray, who meets his death at the hands of one of his own children as they celebrated Christmas at Kings Poplars in 1931. Its an inverted crime novel, in that we know who did it, rather, the interest is created in will the per......more