Language: English
Published in: 1921
Categorie(s): Fiction, Mystery & Detective
Word count: 60,077 words (≈ about 4 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923).
The Red House, stately mansion home of Mark Ablett, is filled with very proper guests when Mark's most improper brother returns from Australia. When the maid hears an argument in the study it isn't long before the brother dies... of a bullet between the eyes! Strangely, the study has been locked from the inside,… (more)
Clever, witty, entertaining, murder has never been so much fun as in these classic mysteries.
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Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:58:02 +0200
A real classic english country house murder, and yet there is a sort of a sly humour and friendliness in the descriptions that reminds you of pooh bear. Definitely worth a read for any fans of classic golden age mysteries.
Fri, 22 May 2009 21:28:02 +0200
The only detective novel by A.A.Milne. A very entertaining book. People who have read many detective stories might guess the ending. I did not. Very well written.