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Somebody at the Door by Raymond Postgate
3.0
With thanks to Poison Pen and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Previously published in WWII, 1943, it is of it's time and quite interesting for that. Set in Croxburn were Cllr Henry Grayling has taken the train home from his work in London, with wages for delivery the next day. He is not well and later dies. The money is missing. The police investigate and we read accounts of his fellow passengers, a somewhat laborious procedure, several of whom have possible reason to dispose of the Counsellor. These mini stories have some interest for the time it is set in, some background and some historical information. It is however not difficult to spot 'whodunnit'. In spite of all this it is not the worst book I've read and just about gets the 3* rating.
Previously published in WWII, 1943, it is of it's time and quite interesting for that. Set in Croxburn were Cllr Henry Grayling has taken the train home from his work in London, with wages for delivery the next day. He is not well and later dies. The money is missing. The police investigate and we read accounts of his fellow passengers, a somewhat laborious procedure, several of whom have possible reason to dispose of the Counsellor. These mini stories have some interest for the time it is set in, some background and some historical information. It is however not difficult to spot 'whodunnit'. In spite of all this it is not the worst book I've read and just about gets the 3* rating.