Sweet Narcissus

By M.K. Lorens

Book Overview

Winston Marlowe Sherman, an English professor who writes mystery novels under the pseudonym Henrietta Slocum, attends a party at the home of a theater critic and must put his sleuthing skills to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553280058
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Crimeline
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Erudite and original

I am currently working down my ToBeRead-pile and came to this book which I had picked up years ago. The unprepossessing cover had put me off until now. Well, the book was a very pleasant surprise. The narrator/protagonist and his unconventional family are rather eccentric and endearing, but highly cultured and intelligent - this is one author who does not underestimate his readers. There is humor and irony, particularly in the ultimate fate of the villain. As a mystery it is old-fashioned but in a good way. For instance, none of the crimes are psychologically harrowing for the reader, there is not too much gore; the puzzle remains firmly at the forefront. I am glad to have one of the sequels still in the pile and plan to tackle it soon.