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 The Red House Mystery - A.A. Milne
Newest Review: ... in The Red House, an English manor house where soon a murder will be committed. And thankfully, it is soon - none of the ... more  ... faffing around for ten chapters that some books have.
The mystery is an intriguing one, with the classic locked doors, lost keys, missing people, secret passages, etc. It's a little Sherlock Holmes and even slightly Jonathon Creek-ish. It also has some hints of Agatha Christie's novels about it. Admittedly there aren't masses of suspects, because during the murder most of the house's inhabitants were out playing golf and so are immediately dismissed; in fact, we are quickly left with just two (and one is almost ent...more |
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The Red House Mystery - A.A. Milne: The Mystery is why this isn't better known (422 words)
by - written on 01/03/09 (Very useful, 236 readings)
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Before seeing this book I was unaware that A A Milne had written anything other than the much-loved Winnie The Pooh stories. When I saw that he had also tried a detective story, I was intrigued, as they are such different domains. Could he excel at both? The answer appears to be yes. After a charming introduction where Milne explains that he only likes amateur detective stories where it is a member of the public (and so, metaphorically, any reader) who solves the crime, we then turn the page and find ourselves in The Red House, an English manor house where soon a murder will be committed. And thankfully, it is soon - none of the faffing around for ten chapters ... Read the complete review
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