Valentine Williams (1883–1946)
Auteur de The Gold Comfit Box
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de Valentine Williams
A Clubfoot Omnibus [The Man With the Clubfoot / The Return of Clubfoot / The Crouching Beast / The Gold Comfit Box] (1936) 4 exemplaires
Mr. Ramosi 3 exemplaires
The Dot-and-Carry Case 1 exemplaire
The Riddle of Asta 1 exemplaire
In the Shadow of Sinn Fein 1 exemplaire
Circumstantial Evidence 1 exemplaire
Donna Laura's Diamond 1 exemplaire
The Man with Two Left Feet 1 exemplaire
The Strange Disappearance of Miss Marless 1 exemplaire
The Black 'F' 1 exemplaire
The Red-Bearded Killer 1 exemplaire
The Blue Ushabti 1 exemplaire
The Singing Kettle 1 exemplaire
The Pigeon Man 1 exemplaire
Blind Guess 1 exemplaire
Moon Maiden 1 exemplaire
Cloak and Dagger — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
The Canary Murder Case | Mannequin | The Sapphire 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
My Most Exciting Story: A Collection of Stories Chosen by Their Own Authors (1936) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Williams, George Valentine
- Autres noms
- Valentine, Douglas
- Date de naissance
- 1883-10-20
- Date de décès
- 1946-11-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
Membres
Critiques
Dead Man Manor: A H.B. Treadgold Mystery (Black… par Valentine Williams
A classic crime story with a better than average plot.
Another classic mystery, this one involving a woman as the central character.
“The Return of Clubfoot” by Valentine Williams was a delightful novel about a treasure hunt on a Pacific Island by the intrepid Major Okewood. The circumstances of how Okewood gains knowledge of the treasure and the subsequent pursuit by Okewood's nemesis, Clubfoot, made for a fast-paced, suspenseful, and entertaining read highlighted by a romantic interest and a satisfying ending. The only drawback was the frequent passages in German that lacked translation into English – translations that would have added to the average non-German speaking reader's enjoyment.… (plus d'informations)
An interesting story of espionage during World War I. Although some of the words in the story are not in today's lexicon, and although the story contained many German words and phrases, nevertheless, the plot and storyline were understandable, fast-paced, and collectively a page-turner. My only objection was with the ending----actually more of a postscript----that seemed overly complex and difficult to follow. Four stars may be a tad much, but three and one-half are warranted.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 48
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 305
- Popularité
- #77,181
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 71
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 1