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The Castleford Conundrum
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Book Synopsis The Castleford Conundrum by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Castleford Conundrum written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Castleford was more than worried. Were all those years he had spent attending to Winifred's whims, enduring her habits, to count for nothing? He hadn't minded it too much for he thought that his daughter Hilary would have security - but now he found her shabbily treated and his own position undermined by his wife's grasping brothers. Such were the affairs at Carron Hill one fine morning when Winifred was discovered murdered in the deserted summer house ...
Book Synopsis The Castleford Conundrum by : Alfred Walter Stewart
Download or read book The Castleford Conundrum written by Alfred Walter Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery by : Curtis Evans
Download or read book Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery written by Curtis Evans and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "crime novel," influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "Humdrums," condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "Humdrums"--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the "Humdrums" into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.
Book Synopsis The Two Tickets Puzzle by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Two Tickets Puzzle written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator When Oswald F. Preston is shot dead on the 10.35 local train from Horston, two obvious suspects are immediately in the frame: his wife's lover and an employer with a grudge. With red herrings a-plenty, and a number of other contenders for murderer, including a young heiress, Superintendant Ross has his work cut out for him.
Book Synopsis The Boathouse Riddle by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Boathouse Riddle written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield goes to stay with his friend Wendover, mysterious goings-on in the boathouse he owns soon attract the duo's attention. Lights go on and off, strangers come in and out, and a game warden is found murdered nearby. And as they work to solve the crime, a second body is dredged up from the lake ... 'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator
Book Synopsis Mystery at Lynden Sands by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book Mystery at Lynden Sands written by J. J. Connington and published by Black Cat Weekly. This book was released on 2024-03-24 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When caretaker Peter Hay is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield must unravel a web of secrets surrounding the Fordingbridge family estate, Foxhills. As more strange events unfold, including the shooting of a visitor and the disappearance of a Fordingbridge family member, Sir Clinton and his companions find themselves drawn into a complex case. With an unidentified woman's footprints, a stolen diary, and suspects at every turn, the investigation takes Sir Clinton from the hotel to the seashore in search of the truth.,
Mystery at Lynden Sands is an intriguing Golden Age detective novel filled with clever twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very end.
Book Synopsis The Ha-Ha Case by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Ha-Ha Case written by J. J. Connington and published by Orion. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was at the hidden stone wall in the spinney that Johnnie Brandon, rabbit shooting with a party of guests, was instantly killed by a shotgun charge. That day he had attained his majority, but the night before he had been discovered in a compromising situation with the wife of the man who had been his mentor. The inquest ruled 'accidental death' but Inspector Hinton was soon to discover that it was murder that was the motive ...
Book Synopsis The Sweepstake Murders by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Sweepstake Murders written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine men formed a sweepstake syndicate. One man died. To forestall legal argument they agreed that only living members should share any winnings. They won £241,920. And then the deadly arithmetic began. Nine less one left eight shares worth £30,240; Eight less one left seven shares worth £34,560; Seven less one left six shares worth £40,320; Six less one left five shares worth £48,384. Who was killing for profit? And who would be left to collect?
Book Synopsis Death at Swaythling Court by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book Death at Swaythling Court written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hubbard made his money in blackmail, most detestable blackmail at that. A wealthy, lisping butterfly collector, there were no special regrets when he was found dead at his desk in his own home. Yet Colonel Sanderstead felt it his duty to probe the affair, since his nephew's best friends had very good reason to wish Hubbard dead. His investigation, as it turns out, would never have solved the case, but it leads to an amazing confession ...
Book Synopsis In Whose Dim Shadow by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book In Whose Dim Shadow written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, the tenth Clinton Driffield mystery, the action moves away from a country setting to the English suburbs, inhabited by a cast of unusual diversity: an ambitious young policeman, a naive journalist, an elderly clerk with dreams of foreign travel and an unhappily married Frenchwoman. This meticulously clued mystery shows Connington at his compelling best and ends with a satisfying flourish.
Book Synopsis A Minor Operation by : J J Connington
Download or read book A Minor Operation written by J J Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2014-06-14 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared wearing slippers over walking shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting light on Hazel. A mysterious machine is found at her home, some paintings and a cryptic telegram. She was also secretary to a man whose secrets involved the future of the empire. Is she victim or villainess? 'JJ Connington stories are always attractive' TheSunday Times
Book Synopsis Jack-in-the-Box by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book Jack-in-the-Box written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When recently exhumed church relics are stolen from a small English village the theft is quickly followed by four murders. The joint inheritance of a piece of property supplies a motive but the cause of death is mystery. Cue Sir Clinton Driffield, who investigates and makes an on-the-spot arrest of the culprits and their super-scientific death machine. 'J.J. Connington's stories are always attractive' Sunday Times
Book Synopsis Murder in the Maze by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book Murder in the Maze written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A really first-rate detective story' T. S. Eliot When twin brothers Roger and Neville Shandon are murdered by poisoned darts in Whistlefield's famous hedge maze, Sir Clinton Driffield arrives to restore order. He finds two terrified witnesses - visitors to the estate - and clues aplenty in this brilliantly conceived and meticulously realized country-house mystery.
Book Synopsis Truth Comes Limping by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book Truth Comes Limping written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When two corpses are found in a small English village, all who have a go at solving the crime are completely baffled, and spur the local Chief Constable to investigating. Local gossip, blackmail and a family feud form the ingredients that point towards the perpetrator ... 'A top-notch murder yarn that is guaranteed to leave its readers baffled until the 11th hour' Boston Herald
Book Synopsis The Four Defences by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Four Defences written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unidentified body is found in a blazing car. A man in the locality is missing. But the corpse in the car is not that of the missing man, though someone has made an uncommonly thorough job of faking it to seem so. And just because his unknown opponent had gone to such lengths to prevent an investigation going further, Detective Mark Brand aka The Counsellor's 'satiable curiosity' is up ... 'As a maker of watertight puzzles Mr Connington has no superior' Daily Mail
Book Synopsis The Twenty-One Clues by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book The Twenty-One Clues written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constable was content to call it a suicide pact. All the evidence was there. The bodies of John Barratt and Mrs Callis were discovered in a lovers' nook among some bracken. Beside them was a pistol with Barratt's fingerprints on it, and torn up letters in the handwriting of Barratt and Mrs Callis were scattered around. Arrangements for the elopement had apparently been complete. Why had their plans fallen through? Why had they turned their backs on the railway station with tickets to London in their pockets? Sir Clinton Driffield is not so sure that the obvious solution is the right one ...
Book Synopsis Common Sense Is All You Need by : J. J. Connington
Download or read book Common Sense Is All You Need written by J. J. Connington and published by Murder Room. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Pickford's body was found hanging from a beam in his garage, Inspector Loxton was sure that it was a case of suicide following a series of financial and domestic worries. Then came the criminologist with his slogan, 'Common sense is all you need', and in ten minutes he upset the inspector's hypothesis. Further evidence pointed so clearly in one direction that the arrest and the conviction of the criminal seemed almost a matter of form. But both the Inspector and the expert are way off course, and it is left to the Chief Constable to clear up the mystery ... 'Mr Connington has the art of writing delightful detective novels' Baltimore Evening Sun
