Originally published in 1920, I thoroughly enjoyed The Loudwater Mystery by Edgar Jepson. The murder of the highly unlikable Lord Loudwater gave the police plenty of suspects but timing, alibis and evidence slowly eliminated each one. Also with all the witness lying to protect one another, the police have a lot of checking and re-checking to do. During the course of the book, the reader becomes acquainted with each suspect and find themselves hoping that the case is never solved as everyone in the book is much a much better person than the departed Lord Loudwater.

I wasn’t a big fan of the twist at the end of the book but realize that this was a nod to the morality of the day but overall I did find The Loudwater Mystery to be a satisfying read. ( )