Second One and I'm Still Hooked

Although it's only my second Colin Dexter novel, and although I didn't find it as compelling as the first one I read (Death is Now My Neighbor, which evidently I failed to log in this space), I look forward with great verve and anticipation to reading another Dexter novel.



Those regular readers of this blog will well remember the posts I've already written about this Jewel That Was Ours (here, here, here, here and here) and will understand why I enjoy reading Dexter novels. He includes such light-heartedness into what could otherwise be dry and rote mysteries. They are reminiscent of Agatha Christie stories and are even more fun to read after one has seen the Inspector Lewis Series on Masterpiece Mysteries on PBS (go here for more info).

Just like his other novel, Dexter has included a well stocked pantry of interesting
vocabulary (which will be posted soon) and several eye-catching passages that I've already linked to. I particularly liked the one referring to the traditional English breakfast. It does drag a bit every now and then, but whose work doesn't? Would I recommend it? Yep. Would I read it again? Yep. Will I? Not for a bit. Will I read another? Sure will and looking forward to it.