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Description In his London townhouse, city magnate Sir Christopher Clarke is found lying murdered. At the other end of the house his safe hangs open and rifled, and earlier in the day he had visited his solicitors in order to make a drastic change in his will. Later it is discovered that there has been fraud connected with the dead man, and this is but one of the many complications with which Superintendent Mitchell is faced. Fortunately he has the assistance of young Constable Owen, a talented young Oxford graduate who, finding all other careers closed to him by the ?economic blizzard' of t.… (más)
A prominent financier is murdered in his own home, his safe rifled, and at the same time, there's indications of massive embezzlement at his solicitors. How does it all fit together? Trying to fit it together is a University-graduate constable, who is very keen to get on with the C.I.D. The C.I.D. man is a bit annoying, and has a stock phrase he likes to rattle off, and even the hero of the story can be a bit grating with his ambition. Not many to root for in this story, and I wasn't particularly happy with the solution, which came a bit out of nowhere -- at least the murder part. The robbery part was simple. Oh, yes. Hamlet figures into this, too. Rather ham-fistedly. ( )
As another classic from early detective writing, I had high hopes for this book but found it to be only OK. I am not inspired to read further in the series. The book does, however, include some remarkable existential passages at the end as the murderer confesses. ( )
British crime novel first published in 1933. I picked it up because the author had the same surname as my grade four teacher and because it's a green penguin.
Picked the murderer very early on, but not the motive. A silly and convoluted plot, but a light and entertaining read all the same.
Punch says of another of Punshon's books, "Mr E. R. Punshon is one of the most entertaining and readable of our sensational novelists because his characters really live and are not merely pegs from which a mystery depends."
Should be "hangs"? Anyway, these characters look like pegs to me. ( )
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Since that formidable personage, Sir Christopher Clarke, square built, square jawed, iron of fist and will, with fierce little eyes that gleamed from under bushy brows as though they sought whom they might devour next, was by far the most important and influential client of Messrs Marsden, Carsley, and Marsden, Lincoln’s Inn, the well-known and long-established firm of solicitors, it is perhaps no matter for surprise that a certain nervousness, or even more than that, was apparent in the manner of the senior partner of the firm as he rose to greet him.
Since that formidable personage, Sir Christopher Clarke, square built, square jawed, iron of fist and will, with fierce little eyes that gleamed from under bushy brows as though they sought whom they might devour next, was by far the most important and influential client of Messrs Marsden, Carsley and Marsden, Lincoln’s Inn, the well-known and long-established firm of solicitors, it is perhaps no matter for surprise that a certain nervousness, or even more than that, was apparent in the manner of the senior partner of the firm as he rose to greet him.
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As for Constable Robert Owen, he has received his transfer from the uniform ranks to the C.I.D., where, as he is known to stand rather well with Superintendent Mitchell, he will probably be called upon to play his part in any other difficult or complicated case that may arise.
As for Constable Robert Owen, he has received his transfer from the uniform ranks to the C. I.D., where, as he is known to stand rather well with Superintendent Mitchell, he will probably be called upon to play his part in any other difficult or complicated case that may arise.
Description In his London townhouse, city magnate Sir Christopher Clarke is found lying murdered. At the other end of the house his safe hangs open and rifled, and earlier in the day he had visited his solicitors in order to make a drastic change in his will. Later it is discovered that there has been fraud connected with the dead man, and this is but one of the many complications with which Superintendent Mitchell is faced. Fortunately he has the assistance of young Constable Owen, a talented young Oxford graduate who, finding all other careers closed to him by the ?economic blizzard' of t.
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