Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Wicked Spirits
Tony Medawar · 2024
80/100
👍 Worth It
Medawar has spent years in the archives so readers do not have to, and this collection surfaces genuinely rare work from Christie, Doyle, Highsmith, Carr, and others in a single elegant volume. The editorial balance between truly ghostly tales and rational mystery explanations keeps the suspense alive across all twenty-one stories. An essential anthology for Golden Age fans and a fine entry point for new readers curious about the genre's darker edges.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety82
substance80
craft82
originality78
accuracy84
hype70
age-fit70
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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