J. J. Connington (1880–1947)
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Werken van J. J. Connington
The Omnibus: The Two Tickets Puzzle, Mystery at Lynden Sands, The Case with Nine Solutions, Nemesis at Raynham Parva (1930) 3 exemplaren
Indiciekedjan 1 exemplaar
Before Insulin 1 exemplaar
The Thinking Machine 1 exemplaar
No Past Is Dead (Murder Room Book 410) 1 exemplaar
Le tre meduse 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Connington, J. J.
- Officiële naam
- Stewart, Alfred Walter
- Geboortedatum
- 1880-09-05
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1947-07-01
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Opleiding
- University of Glasgow
- Beroepen
- chemist
part-time novelist
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- 36
- Ook door
- 10
- Leden
- 456
- Populariteit
- #53,831
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 85
- Talen
- 4
- Favoriet
- 1
At the large country house there’s a maze with two centers (I’m still trying to figure that one out). Twin brother, one a barrister and the other an unscrupulous business man, are murdered in the maze centers. I found that part of the plot a little tricky and weird.
The police, in the person of the Chief Constable, begin the investigation of an original and clever double murder, but the twists and turns take a while to unravel.
I enjoyed Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield as the investigator; he’s persevering and not afraid to be creative in his attempts to catch a criminal.
The ending of the book is satisfying to the reader but completely implausible. I’d recommend it to Golden Age Mystery lovers, with the caveat that there’s some nonspecific talk of vivisection. The only animal harmed in the story is a guinea pig who dies instantaneously.… (meer)