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Review
Ewen gets on his soapbox and in doing so reminds readers of the unrest in the air in the 1950s, including calls for the abolition of hereditary titles, Church and union reform, disgust at the possibilities of easier divorce, and legalisation of what is quaintly described as the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. These references will make the legendary Cheltenham colonels who so often write to the editor of The Times weep with joy, but alas they tend to swamp parts of the earlier part of the novel and do not add very much to the plot.
However, once we get to the actual detecting the story runs along nicely. More than one house guest has what they might see as good reason to act against the deceased, so most of them are suspected at one time or another and the solution roars up after an unexpected twist which certainly caught me by surprise. (mysteryfile.com)
Author: Herbert Adams
Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Published: 01/07/2023
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781644399705
ISBN10: 1644399709
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | General
- Fiction | Classics