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A review by tony
Strangler by Parnell Hall
3.0
Stanley's day-to-day work is pretty straightforward. A potential client contacts the law-firm about a possible personal injury case. Stanley goes to meet them, sign them up, and take a few photos. Not the most glamorous — or well paid — of work, but generally fairly simple. Except when you arrive at the caller's apartment to discover they've been strangled. And when this happens more than once in quick succession, then not only does your firm have a problem, but you start to look mighty suspicious too.
Stanley, who reads too many detective novels, is convinced that the killer is an Agatha Christie fan, following the blueprints of [b:The Clocks|388018|The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #34)|Agatha Christie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1375949009s/388018.jpg|2655944] and [b:The A.B.C. Murders|16322|The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)|Agatha Christie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389733983s/16322.jpg|626006]. But the police are rather more skeptical…
This one starts off quite poorly, but picks up well for a solid ★★★.
Stanley, who reads too many detective novels, is convinced that the killer is an Agatha Christie fan, following the blueprints of [b:The Clocks|388018|The Clocks (Hercule Poirot, #34)|Agatha Christie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1375949009s/388018.jpg|2655944] and [b:The A.B.C. Murders|16322|The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)|Agatha Christie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389733983s/16322.jpg|626006]. But the police are rather more skeptical…
This one starts off quite poorly, but picks up well for a solid ★★★.