The Circular Study

This book was very involved. The plot steadily revealed a dark deed and an even darker plan for revenge. Plans that reached beyond the grave and which meant to continue to mess with lives of people who initially had no knowledge of the original deed. But in the end, that also meant the plan for revenge took a very unexpected turn. I have listened to another book by Anna Katharine Green, but not one with the lady Amelia Butterworth whose interest in detection helps Detective Gryce. So, I didn’t quite understand the references to previous meetings, nor did I really appreciate the conversations where the garnered facts were so maddeningly and slowly revealed to the detective. But some of that was due to his jumping to conclusions. He did that as well with the junior detective who was successful in discoveries. The”confession” by Thomas was very strange in the way it became such a longwinded narrative. But I suppose the info was so convoluted, that an interview of question and answer would have been full of misunderstandings, since those interviewing would not know the right questions to ask. The reader was ok. A bit more intonation would have helped. Sometimes I had to rewind to get the meaning of what had just been read.

This is the second book by this author I have listened to and I really enjoyed it! I commute 3 hours per day, and this book really made it pleasurable.