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These Names Make Clues

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Chief Inspector Macdonald has been invited to a treasure hunt party at the house of the Graham Coombe, the celebrated publisher of Murder by Mesmerism. The clues of the hunt have been devised by Coombe's thriller-writer friends, disguised on the night under literary pseudonyms. The fun comes to an abrupt end, however, when 'Samuel Pepys' is found murdered in the telephone room in bizarre circumstances. Amidst the confusion of too many fake names and convoluted alibis, Macdonald and his allies in the CID must unravel a truly tangled case in this metafictional masterpiece from the beloved Golden Age author.

©1937, 2021 The Estate of Edith Caroline Rivett, Introduction Marting Edwards (P)2021 Soundings Mystery Traditional Detectives Detective Fiction
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I enjoyed the narrator, who was excellent. The story is fun, and one I hadn't cone across before.

very well read puzzle story

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Rather more contrived than some Lorac, being in the murder in the country house variety (although not country), but well-conceived, tightly-written and satisfying.

Delightful writing

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A complicated set of clues which require several listenings or may be better read with pen and paper handy.

Needs thought

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Relies on too many written clues, anagrams, crosswords to make sense as an audible book.

Better read than listened to.

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liked the. strong women. even though they are a little over 'done' at times. Golden age types!

A novel in the form of a puzzle, or vice versa, with the biggest clue in the title.

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