Book review: ‘Hag’s Nook’ by John Dickson Carr
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Sep.13, 2020, under Books
Hag’s Nook by John Dickson Carr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Carr’s well, if not over, thought out plots are quite intricate while still fun reading. I like the tall, heavy, pompous Fell character. Having just discovered, British actor, James Robertson Justice, he became the Doctor Fell in mind throughout the book. Why the Fell character was never filmed with Justice is beyond me.
Back to the book: This is a really great and involved mystery that would never be written in today’s simplistic styling. The tale has a pack of characters that are well defined. The dialogue is also very good as the characters distinction is further enhanced. The Fell character,his wife and a couple of others really stand out. The mystery bad person(s) is the best handled. Though the motivations of the bad guy(s) lacks sense. Chalk it up to desperation.
The writing of the story unfolding the complex tale is very good. Does get muddled at times and I didn’t find any of the settings well written. The subject setting came across confusing for me. However the intricacies are strewn about and collected at the end.
An unfortunate abrupt ending leaving too much else outside the mystery dangling.
Bottom line: i recommend this book: 7 out of ten points.
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