A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
Genre: Historical Mystery
Read: 28th September 2016
Purchase: Amazon
★★★ 3 stars
It wasn't bad, though I found the older style of writing a little difficult to get my head around since this was written about 100 years ago in the early 20th century. I read it simply because I wanted to watch Alfred Hitchcock's "Young and Innocent" from 1927, and discovered in the opening credits that it was based on this book by Josephine Tey. So I decided to read the book first and then watch the movie. As I said, it wasn't bad. Probably brilliant for its time. But I did find it hard to follow in parts. And the guy mentioned near the end? Rimnik? I've no recollection of him and where he fit in. And I was a little disappointed with the outcome of Brother Aloysius after all the watching and waiting at the monastery. And the shilling for candles reference... Is that a time/era thing? Anyway, judge for yourself. Everyone's tastes are different and though this wasn't entirely mine I did enjoy it somewhat.
