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| | The Saltmarsh Murders (1932) |
 | | There is, of course, the vicar, the Rev. Bedivere Coutts, who is rumoured to have fathered the now-missing baby; the vicar's puritanical wife and the bumbling young curate (who narrates the tale) also fall under scrutiny. |
 | | Bradley grimly believes that she is not in a touring show but rather still in Saltmarsh, and quite sedentary to boot. |
 | | Indeed, all of the elements are uniformly strong here, with a complicated, twisty, and manageable mystery plotline, beautifully funny, rounded characterization, speedy but not hurried pacing, entertaining prose, and a reptilian detective in her most mythic glory. |
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