Helpful Score: 1
I read several of these Lt. Luis Mendoza crime novels back in the 80's and remember enjoying them all. I have had this one on my shelf for a few years and finally got around to reading it. The book was actually written in 1963 and it does show its age although it was still very enjoyable. Mendoza actually reminded me a lot of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. In this story, Mendoza was involved in what looked like an open and shut case against a man accused of murdering his wife for her substantial fortune. But to Mendoza, things are not quite what they seem. Even after the husband is arrested, he keeps on the case and eventually unravels what really happened using methods very similar to Poirot. Overall, I would recommend this and others in the series. I will be looking for more of the novels I have missed.
