James Anderson

Affair of the Mutilated Mink

edith w.

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I only really read this book because someone loaned it to me, and felt I would really like it. I have no idea why. It's a mediocre whodunnit, at best. It's set in the 30s, so I understand that the author had some cultural stereotypes to live up to, but the sexism and classism were really very tiresome.

This is the second Anderson that I've read and I won't be reading any more. The general premise of all his books seem to be:

- Upperclass family throw a weekend house party for some vague,...more I only really read this book because someone loaned it to me, and felt I would really like it. I have no idea why. It's a mediocre whodunnit, at best. It's set in the 30s, so I understand that the author had some cultural stereotypes to live up to, but the sexism and classism were really very tiresome.

This is the second Anderson that I've read and I won't be reading any more. The general premise of all his books seem to be:

- Upperclass family throw a weekend house party for some vague, loosely constructed reason.
- Beautiful femme fatale shows up in dubious circumstances and gets killed.
- Investigation ensues which takes the reader in predictable, and ultimately false, direction.
- The real murderer turns out to the person you least expect who you knew it would be all along.

*yawn*

Affair of the Mutilated Mink

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