Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 1/1/2024 + 2559 more book reviews

If you're looking for a mystery with a lot of action, skip this book. There are no shootouts, car chases, exploding bombs, international conspiracies, mass murders, or strange cults killing everyone to keep ancient treasures or secrets hidden. But what you will find is a classic British mystery masterfully done. This novel was originally published in 1939.

Most of the work is done by amateur sleuths with some later assistance by a British police inspector. It's a merry tale consisting mostly of tracking down people who just happened to be in the wrong place at the right time. Or is it the other way around? In any case, I found it fascinating.

Of course, the final reveal blew me away. I had no idea. Or maybe I did. A brief discussion of some travel arrangements in the very beginning seemed odd to me. But as the story sped along, I forgot about it. It was only in the end that its importance was revealed.

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