Author Patricia Wentworth (pseudoniem of Dora Amy Elles) penned this crime fiction novel in 1933. A very minor obstacle of the book is getting acquainted with the writing style of that era. I also thought it was interesting that the book's main character, Caroline Leigh, adamantly pursues a relationship with a cousin, Jim Randal. The story is entertaining to solve who stole the seven green emeralds and who shot Elmer Van Berg.
From the cover: "For fifty years Patricia Wentworth made the British mystery synonymous with clever, but chilling, crimes of greed and passion."
Wentworth was the contemporary of Agatha Christie, and, at the time, they were considered equals at writing mysteries.
However, Wentworth was forgotten until her books were republished. They are amazing.
Whereas in Christie's book, you often knew the Why and often the How, you didn't know the Who until near the end. In Wentworth's books, you know the Who almost from the start, the Why comes a little later, but it is the How which keeps you reading until the climax.
Wentworth was the contemporary of Agatha Christie, and, at the time, they were considered equals at writing mysteries.
However, Wentworth was forgotten until her books were republished. They are amazing.
Whereas in Christie's book, you often knew the Why and often the How, you didn't know the Who until near the end. In Wentworth's books, you know the Who almost from the start, the Why comes a little later, but it is the How which keeps you reading until the climax.
