Unholy Dying (Dover Mystery, Detective, and Other Fiction)

Rating:
Summary: Classic mystery
Review: I completely disagree with the other reviewer. I am a woman and I loved this book. Of course, you must take the time period into consideration but it really isn't that big of a deal---this is a mystery not a character drama. This is one of those mysteries where who did it is much more important (and interesting) than why they did it. I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery.

Rating:
Summary: Recommended for men, but not for women
Review: This book is a mystery classic. I think men would rate it more highly than I have. It wasn't too easy, the narrator is a manly young man, and the eccentric amateur sleuth both amusing and shrewd. There is only one reason I do not recommend it for women. It's obvious to a modern female reader that the amateur sleuth completely misread the female suspect's feelings toward the morally and physically repugnant murder victim. I didn't see it coming and my outrage spoiled the book for me. A woman forwarned might be able to just grit her teeth and consider the period in which the book was written. Ann E. Nichols