The Widow of Bath

Oh, this is such an odd little duck. I gave it 4 stars (rounding up from 3.5) and Leah, below, gave it 1 star and...I think we're both kind of right? She's summed up the story below very well so I won't reiterate, just point out that it's a post-war whodunit in a dingy little seaside town that quickl......more

Hugh Everton, who has served a short prison sentence for a dud check he never should have written, is adjusting to life after prison by working as a dreary food/hotel critic making his way along the coast. He's made his way to a particularly dreary little hotel with really bad food and extraordinari......more

It was a Folly, a merino millionaire’s folly; perhaps there were some carved sheep on the lawn. The judge had lived in the Colonies. Had the house tugged at his heart-strings, or whatever judges fastened their hearts with? But retired professional men like to live by the sea, even when the sea me......more

Similarly to “Someone from the past,” unlikable characters doing dumb things do not prevent this from being an enjoyable read.......more