Book Review: ‘The Case of the Reluctant Model’ by Erle Stanley Gardner
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Feb.23, 2022, under Books
The Case of the Reluctant Model by Erle Stanley Gardner
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Klunky plot with a far to mechanical approach. At this point, later in the series, Gardner was pumping out 1 or 2 Mason books nearly every year for 30 years, not including his other A.A. Fair books. This is another where, it appears, the book writing started with the ending and worked back to the beginning. Sadly, this chalks another convoluted plot that needed better structure at the the start to have the great twists and turns end with a great novel.
Still, the book is a bunch of fun. I do wish Gardner had been descriptive of reoccurring characters, instead of assuming the characters so established…via book or film.. to just drop in a name and continue the story. Settings, as usually, are also severely lacking.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 5 out of 10 points.
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