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A review by counthannahreadsalot
A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge
3.0
Just okay. The character work was probably the most interesting part of the book, and the murder club setup and historical context was interesting. The murder was interesting at first, but ended up feeling overly complicated and intricate. I had no idea who did it, but I feel like too much information was withheld for it to really be a fair contest. Even the final reveal took pages of explanation and exposition, because it was so complicated! If it had followed a more logical track, that would have been enjoyable, but the connections seemed loose. All that being said, I’ll likely read another one, because Mrs. Bright (and the driver!) were interesting characters. I also didn’t read the first book, which could have contributed to some confusion, but things were explained well enough I never felt like I was missing anything major.