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The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
3.0
adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'm always excited to see modern re-publications of older fiction and the next up is "The Red House Mystery", a Golden Age locked room mystery by A.A.Milne, who to most of us is better known as the author of the Winnie the Pooh stories.

Set in an English Country House with a locked room murder and plenty of red herrings we're treated to a fun story with an amateur detective duo who act like a more comedic Holmes and Watson. I felt that this was a truly solid murder mystery that will absolutely appeal to fans of Agatha Christie or Anthony Berkeley and is overall an entertaining and fast paced read.

Thank you to Netgalley and Pushkin Press | Pushkin Vertigo for this digital review copy of "The Red House Mystery" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.