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Originally Posted by Mark Robson  As I read the first murder scene I thought it obvious who the killer was. With the second murder, there was also a clear suspect. However, as the body count continued to rise, so Mary Hoffman cleverly clouds the situation with layer after layer of doubt and coincidence. I must admit that I did not work out who the murderer was until the ‘whodunnit’ was announced, although, unlike in some murder mysteries I’ve read, all the clues are there if you’re observant enough to pick them out. |
I just finished reading this last night. I enjoyed it immensely. I did guess the first murderer correctly, but after the second murder I began to form alternate theories (none of them even close). All the subsequent murders left me bewildered. But you are right that the clues were all there. I picked up one of them briefly, then put it aside, as other "evidence" took precedence in my mind. In the end, everything made perfect sense.