Talande tysnad (1986)

another precocious precious dialogue but with a refreshing character in what turns out not to be a murder mystery

okay ( )

This is probably my favorite Amanda Cross book, just because it ended so surprisingly. I grew to like Winifred through Kate. ( )

Loved it! I just love her writing, the dialogue, her ways of looking at life, relationships, academics, etc. If a reader isn't in it for those things, I could see that this book might not hold your attention. I happen to think the ending is perfect. Cross is usually giving us her views about various cultural phenomenon in the process of telling her story and I always find that aspect as if not more interesting than the story itself. In this case she reflects on friendships between women and between women and men. And it is always wonderful to read about strong, smart, independent women. ( )

Una enigmática mujer llamada Winifred ha desaparecido. Otra mujer, la profesora Kate Fansler -la protagonista habitual de las novelas de Amanda Cross- se encargará de buscarla. Con su peculiar sentido del humor, la liberal, feminista y culta detective aficionada indagará en el diario de Winifred, en las novelas de Charlotte Stanton y, por fin, en una gran convención universitaria, en la que comprobará que la intuición y la investigación científica no siempre coinciden.