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Fog of Doubt

Inspector Cockrill Mysteries Series, Book 5

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The Golden Age author of Green for Danger delivers "a mystery in the classic Christie-Carr-Queen manner . . . An outstanding tour de force" (The New York Times).

Few were disappointed when Raoul Vernet was found with his head bashed in, dead in a pool of his own blood. On vacation in England, the Belgian seducer comes to visit Matilda, an old flame from a few years before. She agrees despite suspicions that Vernet has been deploying his legendary charm on another member of the family: young Rosie, who has returned from her Swiss boarding school carrying a child. None of the family members were in the house when Raoul was killed, but all were within a fog-choked London mile. Rosie calls in the brilliant Inspector Cockrill to clear the family's name, but what he finds is a twisted clan of seven people, each as likely to laugh at a murder as commit one.

Also published under the title London Particular.

©1952, 1953 Christianna Brand; Introduction copyright 1979 by Christianna Brand (P)2023 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Amateur Sleuths Cosy Mystery Traditional Detectives
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Sadly, the narrator did not seem to realise that this story is full of Christianna Brand’s typical satirical and clever humour, reading it in a flat, doleful tone more suited to an obituary. The lack of characterisation in the narration meant I struggled at first to keep track of who was who, and missed some of the humour first time round. The story is classic whodunnit, with some quirky characters and sharp humour. As often found in books from this period, there is some language which wouldn’t be acceptable today.

Classic whodunnit, clever and funny

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