Murder at Hendon Aerodrome

Another Blind detective story, as good as ever, but this one was a bit special for me. The year was 1931 and the theme was aviation. It was a massive year for British aviation, the Schneider trophy, a competition for the fastest sea-plane, was at Calshot, and Britain won the trophy outright. General......more

All over I thought this was a bit forced, constant reminders of the detective's blindness and how he copes. And pointing repeatedly to the era in which it was set - all just seemed too obvious. A good author makes these things happen without you realising. It to a long time for the first crime to be......more

I read the next book almost immediately after the first. Although it is the third in the series (according to the listing), it does make sense to read it back to back because some of the other characters not only recur but impact the flow of the story as a whole. I did not feel like I missed anythin......more