Marilyn Todd
Author of I, Claudia
About the Author
Series
Works by Marilyn Todd
Distilling the Truth 2 copies
Blood Red Roses [short story] 2 copies
Bull's Eye 2 copies
Thoroughly Modern Millinery 2 copies
Dead Drop: A historical thriller you don't want to miss... (Julia McAllister Victorian Mysteries Book 4) (2021) 2 copies
Honey Moon [short story] 1 copy
Stag Night 1 copy
Open and Shut Case 1 copy
Slay Belles 1 copy
Associated Works
The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2000) — Contributor — 120 copies, 1 review
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- Todd, Marilyn
- Birthdate
- 20th Century
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Places of residence
- Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK
West Sussex, England, UK
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- Works
- 32
- Also by
- 16
- Members
- 487
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.6
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- ISBNs
- 58
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- 2
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• a plot that surprises in places
• secondary characters who become perceived differently as new information appears
• an interesting side exploration of the question of whether policing should focus on preventing crime or capturing criminals after a crime has been committed
• strong central characters
Here's where it falls short—
• those strong central characters all have back stories that are so complicated and depressing that they are haunted in ways that paralyze them become irritating over the course of the book
• anachronisms galore
• relatively few moments that make it un-put-downable
If you like historical mysteries and are tolerant of characters whose ethos seems not wholly appropriate for their time and of fairly familiar plot devices you'll find Bad Blood an enjoyable bit of entertainment. If you're looking for historical mysteries that qualify as "literary fiction," Bad Blood won't suit.
I received a free electronic review copy of this title from the publisher via NetGalley; the opinions are my own.… (more)