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Chargement... Murders in Volume 2 (1941)par Elizabeth Daly
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This is the New York I had always wished I'd lived in: A land of erudite bibliophiles and old families, where even the skeletons in the family closet spoke in complete sentences. The mystery itself is pure Grand Guignol, but the solution is everything a Golden Age mystery should be. Small wonder Daly was Christie's favorite American writer. ( ) This 3rd book in the Henry Gamadge series is the first to take place in Henry's home city of New York. Though his logic in the final summing up was obvious (once I read it), I had not managed to figure it out for myself despite there being no "hidden" clues or specialist knowledge that gave Henry any advantage. And there were some interesting possible developments in his personal life... This 3rd book in the Henry Gamadge series is the first to take place in Henry's home city of New York. Though his logic in the final summing up was obvious (once I read it), I had not managed to figure it out for myself despite there being no "hidden" clues or specialist knowledge that gave Henry any advantage. And there were some interesting possible developments in his personal life... aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieHenry Gamadge (3) Appartient à la série éditorialeAdey's Locked Room Murders (0558)
From Agatha Christie's favorite American author--an amateur detective examines the mysterious reappearance of a woman who vanished 100 years ago. One hundred years earlier, a beautiful guest had disappeared from the wealthy Vauregard household, along with the second volume in a set of the collected works of Byron. Improbably enough, both guest and book seem to have reappeared, with neither having aged a day. The elderly Mr. Vauregard is inclined to believe the young woman's story of having vacationed on an astral plane. But his dubious niece calls in Henry Gamadge, gentleman-sleuth, expert in rare books, and sufficiently well-bred to avoid distressing the Vauregard sensibilities. As Gamadge soon discovers, the household includes an aging actress with ties to a spiritualist sect and a shy beauty with a shady (if crippled) fiancé. As always in this delightful series, Gamadge comes up trumps, but only after careful study of the other players' cards. "Delightfully original and suavely written." --New York Times Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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