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One by One They Disappeared: A Golden Age Mystery by Moray Dalton
4.0
4.25*
The lure of new editions and beautiful covers... As it happens, this was an unexpectedly brilliant read!
I had never heard of Moray Dalton, or of her sleuth, Inspector Hugh Collier, but this first title in the series proved to be a page-turner. A wealthy American, having no remaining heir, decides to make his fellow survivors, from the sinking of a ship years prior, joint beneficiaries in his will. All very good but the members of this small group start disappearing in mysterious ways, something Collier stumbles across when he meets Mr Pakenham by chance.
The premise in itself was intriguing, but the treatment was even better. The narration is shared between several key characters, and each of them did surprise me. Somehow I was expecting a following of stereotypes, to a certain degree, but Dalton confounds you with her choices and portrayal, some indeed very modern. Also, one of the best cats on page :O)
The lure of new editions and beautiful covers... As it happens, this was an unexpectedly brilliant read!
I had never heard of Moray Dalton, or of her sleuth, Inspector Hugh Collier, but this first title in the series proved to be a page-turner. A wealthy American, having no remaining heir, decides to make his fellow survivors, from the sinking of a ship years prior, joint beneficiaries in his will. All very good but the members of this small group start disappearing in mysterious ways, something Collier stumbles across when he meets Mr Pakenham by chance.
The premise in itself was intriguing, but the treatment was even better. The narration is shared between several key characters, and each of them did surprise me. Somehow I was expecting a following of stereotypes, to a certain degree, but Dalton confounds you with her choices and portrayal, some indeed very modern. Also, one of the best cats on page :O)