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== NYT review == | |||
If the Llewellyn book deals globally with the upper echelons of power politics, Michael Gilbert's THE BODY OF A GIRL (Harper & Row, $5.95), equally good of its kind, is a purely local affair. The action takes place in a small town near London, where the skeleton of a girl has been found. A new chief inspector, who is perhaps not all that he seems to be, takes charge of the case. | |||
Gilbert is a smooth performer. His style is logical and flowing and full of deft touches. “The Body of a Girl” does what a good mystery should do: open up into all kinds of ramifications, with untold menace behind the action. At the end, there is a bang‐up climax, and it is a pleasure to see how skillfully Gilbert wraps everything up. | |||
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NYT review
If the Llewellyn book deals globally with the upper echelons of power politics, Michael Gilbert's THE BODY OF A GIRL (Harper & Row, $5.95), equally good of its kind, is a purely local affair. The action takes place in a small town near London, where the skeleton of a girl has been found. A new chief inspector, who is perhaps not all that he seems to be, takes charge of the case.
Gilbert is a smooth performer. His style is logical and flowing and full of deft touches. “The Body of a Girl” does what a good mystery should do: open up into all kinds of ramifications, with untold menace behind the action. At the end, there is a bang‐up climax, and it is a pleasure to see how skillfully Gilbert wraps everything up. https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/05/archives/criminals-at-large.html?searchResultPosition=