After reading three mysteries by Miles Burton recently, I was able to borrow two mysteries of Cecil John Street's other nom de plume, John Rhode. Death on a Sunday begins in Barleyfield Park, a rather upper-class boarding house that caters to the respectable gentry. There are people who have been knighted, reverends, widows with money... … Continue reading Two Mysteries by John Rhode: Death on Sunday (1939) and Death at the Helm (1941)
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Review: Vegetable Duck
Vegetable Duck by John RhodeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars SPOILERSFirst Line: At a quarter to nine in the evening of Thursday, August 31st, Mr. Charles Fransham walked hastily up to the entrance of G Block, Mundesley Mansions, Battersea, and went in. Series: Dr. Priestly # 40First Published: 1944Source: Open LibraryCan't understand how a person … Continue reading Review: Vegetable Duck
Forgotten Mysteries in February
The mysteries read in the month of February:THE MOTOR RALLY MYSTERY by JOHN RHODE (1933)Rhode's novel is centered around the great annual motor rally at Torquay. Robert Weldon takes part in the rally hoping to win a prize driving his 20 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Saloon. Accompanied by Richard Gateman as the second driver and Harold … Continue reading Forgotten Mysteries in February