The Secret of High Eldersham

Más que un "quién lo hizo", esta novela es un thriller. Un thriller de los primeros tiempos del género, con lo que es todo más simple y más naif. Da hasta ternura cómo el culpable es fácilmente identificable y cómo una vez que se revela no existe un segundo giro ni nada (como sería habitual en las n......more

A thoroughly enjoyable, if totally improbable, Golden Age Murder Mystery set in the backwoods of East Anglia which is apparently populated by mindless, superstitious morons. I know this not to be true as I live there myself. Just as much a thriller as a detective story but none the worse for that. I......more

Tedious and way too long. I love this genre and I always try to read the British Crim Library Classic releases, I'd love to own the whole collection. This one is so tedious and drawn out, it became boring so often I ended up listening to it at a very fast speed to hurry it along, the protagonist's m......more

What starts off as a simple murder investigation becomes more complex as a close knit village refuse to break ranks, add to this the discovery of a small wax doll with the Murder victims name on and you're set for a great mystery that's perfect for a dark and stormy nights read. I'd definitely read m......more