Eight Skilled Gentlemen
Barry Hughart
Private eye & detective · Mythic fantasy
Mystery books with dry witPage 2
A sleuth can learn a great deal by letting someone finish an unconvincing explanation. Dry wit suits that patience, finding humor in restrained comments on suspicious behavior and in the gap between a person's story and their obvious motives.
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