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Bezig met laden... Trent's Own Case (1936)door E. C. Bentley, H Warner Allen
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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. An eccentric millionaire philanthropist -- allegedly a saint, but facts quickly prove otherwise -- is shot in the back in his London pied a terre. Artist Phillip Trent, as before, offers to help Scotland Yard solve the crime. As it turns out, the old boy's schedule on the last day of his life was a great deal busier than initial reports might suggest, and had a lot more skullduggery in it. The mystery itself is pretty good, though I was annoyed at Bentley and co-author Allen for hiding the ball as to one item that comes up in an early chapter -- we're deliberately kept in the dark about it. And speaking of annoyance, Trent can be a bit of a pain. If one were stuck in a room with Philo Vance, Phillip Trent, and one's self, there'd be hardly a jury in the world that would convict on a charge of multiple homicide. The tossing off of substantial blocks of text in French is all well and good, but a bit of show-offery. Borderline recommendation. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Philip Trent (2) Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Penguin Books (543) Perennial Library (P516)
The second novel from the celebrated author of one of the most famous mystery classics ever written, Trent's Last Case. James Randolph is murdered early one evening and his body is found a few hours later. When the police arrive they discover that Randolph's safe has been ransacked and discarded wrapping paper litters his bedroom floor. Perhaps by chance or perhaps by design, Trent seems to have been the last person, other than the murderer, to see Randolph alive. But this is only one aspect amongst many which connect Trent with the murder and stimulate his interest: his friend Inspector Bligh is the detective in charge of the investigation, and then a long-time friend readily and perplexingly confesses his guilt. As much as he respects the abilities of Inspector Bligh, Trent's personal knowledge has him doubting the confession and intent on finding the truth. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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