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Not interesting enough to continue to read.

Very dated. The puzzle doesn't move evenly toward the solution, but lurches around without much progress. Trying to keep my mind open.

Considering not finishing. The twists and turns continue without much progress being made in solving the puzzle. The characters are likeable but don't give you much to care about. Neither the story or the characters seem plausible. I hope a strong ending will change my overall opinion.

A strong start is followed by too much boring detail describing a couple of the characters. If this becomes important, then great! If not, then just needless padding that detracts from the story

Large parts of the text do not advance the story but go into great detail about each of the characters.

Almost halfway through the book and looking for a reason to continue reading.

Not as intricate as I had hoped, so far.

Not interested enough to finish reading this book. It just didn't hold my interest. Maybe not really enough of an espionage story.

Little interest in finishing. Not very engaging.

So far, unbelievable and without much in the way of espionage chops.

No real magic yet. Marginal atmosphere.

The atmosphere is interesting.

Great atmosphere.

Great atmosphere established right away.

So far, very atmospheric. Just getting to know the characters. We'll see. More later.

Clearly very plot oriented. The writing feels as if it belongs to its era, but not overly so. Anxious to see if a clue I've spotted is just leading me astray. More later.

85% through the book and no murder yet. Seems strange since the title includes " Murderous Affair". Beginning to feel misled.

Just isn't very interesting. Having trouble continuing with it.

Characters you care about. Good, not great, story.