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Bezig met laden... The Passenger from Scotland Yard (1881)door H. Freeman Wood
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A curious early example of the crime novel (from 1888), a thriller rather than a whodunnit mystery, which follows suburban Scotland Yard detective Byde in a diamond robbery case. Not always coherent (the ending is particularly messy) but quite fun in parts. The relationship between inspector Byde and his old enemy, a crook who calls himself a Vicomte and lives exiled in France is well drawn and quite funny. Byde, like Holmes, has a logical mind and fondness for pipes, although he is a suburban husband rather an sybarite bachelor. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The passengers sort themselves out as the story progresses. Most of the action takes place in Paris. Inspector Byde’s Scotland Yard superiors assigned him to recover the Wilmot diamonds. He is interested in the murder only if solving it will lead him to the diamond thief. Byde fills in spare moments with proving geometry theorems. It seems like a strange hobby for a detective, but it’s a profitable one since the logic skills he’s honed help him to solve the case.
My edition of this book includes an introduction by E. F. Bleiler, who offers his opinion that “it is the best detective noel between The Moonstone and The Hound of the Baskervilles.” Readers should keep in mind that this book is an early example of the detective genre, and it predates the golden era of mystery novels. Byde and the narrator withhold some information from readers, so that readers who enjoy trying to beat the fictional detective to the solution may be disappointed. ( )