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Cargando... Death at the Opera (1934)por Gladys Mitchell
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I really like Mrs. Bradley as an eccentric sleuth but some of Mitchell's books are just too convoluted to be engaging throughout the whole of the story. Certainly this one had a great premise - a body is found during a school production of The Mikado and the death is pronounced a suicide, even though the victim apparently managed to drown herself in a sink whilst sitting on a chair. Circumstances and a whole cast of suspects persuade the schools headmaster to call on the psychological expertise of Mrs Bradley to find out the truth about the death. I had seen the BBC adaptation of this installment and had rather high expectations, and unfortunately the book did not live up to it. This is one of the few instances where the adaptation seems to be better than the book, not only for starring Diana Rigg and David Tennant. Review originally posted on BookLikes. An apparent suicide at a progressive, coeducational school is the setting for this mystery. Mrs. Bradley is called in to determine whether it was suicide, or something more sinister. Gladys Mitchell taught all her life and her descriptions of the teachers, students and atmosphere at the school are not what you'd expect judging only on her author's photograph. A white-haired old lady? Definitely not! I find her progressive, broad-minded attitudes as expressed by Mrs. Bradley are wonderfully frank and modern. The Great Gladys is delightfully bloodthirsty in devising her murders, and describing the motives and sometimes-sordid lives of Mrs. Bradley's many suspects. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Hillmaston School has chosen The Mikado for their next school performance and, in recognition of her generous offer to finance the production, their meek and self-effacing arithmetic mistress is offered a key role. But when she disappears mid-way through the opening night performance and is later found dead, unconventional psychoanalyst Mrs Bradley is called in to investigate. To her surprise she soon discovers that the hapless teacher had quite a number of enemies - all with a motive for murder... No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Overall I enjoyed this mystery. There were a lot of twists and red herrings to wade through but I found the characters interesting and I enjoyed reading about them. Although I found the side story about a serial murderer at little bit odd, it didn’t detract from the final outcome which was both satisfying and surprising.
Apparently Gladys Mitchell had been a school teacher and I believe she has given us a real treat with the school setting, capturing the petty jealousies and strange relationships that exist between the staff. Of course, it is always fun to read about Mrs. Bradley, with her odd appearance, mismatched clothing and cackling laugh. I did think that this book showed a more sympathetic side to the character and I appreciated seeing this softer side. ( )