A review by kwil
Henrietta Who? by Catherine Aird

3.0

This is a quickly read mystery, perhaps due to the hefty amount of dialogue moving the plot forward. Much of the novel is, in fact, dialogue between characters. There is little character development and any scenery is only succinctly noted. Yet this light little mystery packs a punch in the plot department. Motive can be guessed fairly early in the story; the who and the how are what pull the reader to the end. This reissue of the second book in the Detective Inspector C.D. Sloan series, which began in the late 1960s, is refreshingly free of modern day trappings. Nothing but good ol’ fashioned detective work on these pages. Overall, this fun whodunit is perfect for a lazy afternoon’s entertainment.