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A review by samanthawattam
The Affair of the Mutilated Mink by James Anderson
3.0
Lord George Burford, a recent convert to the joy of the Silver Screen is startled to receive a request from movie star Rex Ransom to come and stay at the family seat Alderley, with a view to using his home as a location if they can persuade Lady Lavinia to agree which will be no easy task. Very soon there is a full house when long lost relatives from Australia descend, their daughter Geraldine takes it upon herself to invite two rivals for her heart as well and more unexpected house guests arrive. But a murder soon puts the cat amongst the pigeons.
This is a parody/homage to the detective series of the 1930s, think Downton Abbey the murder mystery with all the cliches of the genre thrown in. It is written in the same world as Lord Peter Wimsey, P.G. Wodehouse with elements of Pride & Prejudice and lots of name dropping. It is impossible to deduce who is the guilty party many of the guests are not who you think they are and the plot becomes more and more preposterous as the story unfolds but it is a good romp. There is an exciting denouement with the rescue of a damsel in distress to top it off.
This is a parody/homage to the detective series of the 1930s, think Downton Abbey the murder mystery with all the cliches of the genre thrown in. It is written in the same world as Lord Peter Wimsey, P.G. Wodehouse with elements of Pride & Prejudice and lots of name dropping. It is impossible to deduce who is the guilty party many of the guests are not who you think they are and the plot becomes more and more preposterous as the story unfolds but it is a good romp. There is an exciting denouement with the rescue of a damsel in distress to top it off.