The Middle Temple Murder

Frank Spargo is a young journalist who has just finished his shift as dawn breaks across London and plans to make his way home for breakfast and a good, long sleep. As he passes Middle Temple Lane, home to various barristers and the like, he notices Driscoll, a policeman of his acquaintance, looking......more

This was a lively story with some good twists. The dialogue style is a bit jerky and abrupt, and the behavior of a newspaper reporter and various police officers is implausible to say the least, but I enjoyed the puzzle. Spargo works for one of the newer style of London newspaper (new at least in 19......more

Some parts were really good, but some parts were hard to get into. Lots of people who changed their name to hide their past.......more

As the year-end drive to clean out my e-book pile continues, I came across this one that had mysteriously wormed its way into my possession. "Mysteriously" because, as a general rule, I don't like murder mysteries. I've read a couple and the twists and turns, happenstance, etc., just don't appeal to......more