Tuesday, November 12, 2013

A MYSTERY*FILE Potpourri

Wit and wisdom from Steve Lewis's fine weblog.

DEATH OF A BANKER (1934)
Anthony Wynne's 'Death of a Banker' begins with the titular character done in on horseback in the middle of a field before the eyes of an assembled throng—a variation of the locked room. — William R. Loeser
The GADetection Wiki entry for Wynne is here.
THE TANNAHILL TANGLE (1928)
I can't remember who killed whom in Carolyn Wells' 'The Tannahill Tangle,' nor have I any desire to look it up. — William R. Loeser
The Wiki entry for Wells is here.
THE LADY IN THE LAKE (1943)
By any standards other than Chandler's own this could pass as a minor but competent private eye novel. But it is Chandler, and here he's just going through the paces. — Stephen Mertz
Raymond Chandler's GADetection Wiki entry is here.
AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST (1948)
Let my "fair play" in not disclosing the murderer serve as an additional incentive for those of you who have not, to read this excellent book. — William R. Loeser
The Wiki entry for Arthur Upfield is here.
BEWARE YOUR NEIGHBOUR (1951)
When the solution is revealed, readers may accept the motive behind the odd communications as fitting with the ultimate crime, though if like me they begin thinking about it later they may begin to wonder if the whole odd arrangement was over-egging the pudding somewhat—not to mention pointing the finger into a very small circle, surely something the culprit would wish to avoid. — Mary Reed
The GADetection Wiki entry for "Miles Burton" is here.
Category: Detective fiction

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