Although MB
was commended for the accuracy of her historical settings in her crime novels, Mary Jean deMarr
points out that she was also faulted for unbelievable reversals and obstrusive symbolism. However, deMarr finds her...
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Marjorie Bowen
Critic Mary Jean deMarr
notes that MB
's crime novels can be categorised in two groups. The first group, which contains what are considered her best crime novels, consists of fictionalised accounts of actual crimes...
