An aging actress dies from a gunshot wound in Link Simpson's gun/antique shop on the floor below Henry & Emily Bryce's decorating studio. The police at first rule it a suicide, but Emily would love it to be murder so she can investigate. A slim little book, only 159 pages. Not a lot of detecting - the police move at a glacial pace and Henry & Emily do a lot of romping around New York City and drinking cocktails at friends' homes and landmark hotels. A nice portrait of New York in the early 1950s. ( )

In this the third of the Bryce couple books, Henry and Emily seem to be characterized as bumbling and forgetful and so the story wanders around like a blind bumblebee. ( )

The third (of four) of the Henry and Emily Bryce Mystery series.
In this one a woman has shot herself,or so it seems,in the shop of "Link"Simpson. Needless to say Henry and Emily are at hand to investigate.
While less amusing than the earlier books in this series and rather too easy to deduce the culprit. This being said,there are still plenty of laughs to be had and some quite clever set pieces before the end of the story. Emily in particular continues to be a delight. ( )