This was a fun #spinsterseptember2025 read where both the victim and some suspects fit the spinster description! Spinsters plus murder make for a fun read.
What happens when an unpopular medical secretary at a small psychiatric office in London is found dead in the basement? A locked room mystery ensues where the clinic’s internal dynamics are put to the test.
This is second Dagliesh detective novel in the series and it came out in 1963.
I loved all the dynamics between different psychiatric approaches: psychoanalysis and LSD micro-dosing, and the ways in which the practitioners were in competition with each other.
A great spinster narrative that highlights financial challenges for single women and an interesting analysis of a work environment gone wrong!
A satisfying murder mystery with some salacious elements, a thoroughly good detective story.
One word: skilled.
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