Here are short notes on three mysteries read this year which began well but ultimately turned out to be disappointing. The Creaking Chair by Laurence Meynell (1941) My first disappointment by Laurence Meynell . Barbara's marriage with Captain Gerald Gale is falling apart. Once a handsome soldier, Gerald has slowly become an alcoholic who has … Continue reading Three Disappointing Vintage Mysteries
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Two Disappointing: Why Shoot a Butler?, & Endless Night
Losing one's way and ending up in a strange and (oft times) sinister situation is a plot technique often used by mystery writers. [See Death Knocks Three Times, and The Whispering House] Georgette Heyer's Why Shoot a Butler? also begins with our hero Frank Amberley (a brilliant barrister as the blurb has it) helplessly lost … Continue reading Two Disappointing: Why Shoot a Butler?, & Endless Night
Napoleon’s agents in Regency England: Georgette Heyer’s The Reluctant Widow
Blame it on Yvette! There I was thinking that I was through with Georgette Heyer and her Regency romances but she wrote one interesting post after another so that finally I caved in, picked up one, and read it at one go (though the review is much delayed) . To my surprise, The Reluctant Widow … Continue reading Napoleon’s agents in Regency England: Georgette Heyer’s The Reluctant Widow
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