Murder of a Lady: a Scottish Mystery
Anthony Wynne
1931
4/5 stars
Dr. Eustace Hailey, amateur detective, is on hand in the Scottish Highlands when Mary Gregor is found murdered in a locked room, with only the scale of a fish as a clue. As more impossible murders happen, all accompanied by a scale, Dr. Hailey assists the police to find a solution.
This is a well-written, well-plotted mystery, with fleshed out characters and an atmospheric location. While the solution isn't fully convincing, it's ingenuity is cunning. Murder of a Lady is the twelfth of the Dr. Hailey novels, but my first; it took a few chapters to fully understand his personality, but that didn't lessen the enjoyment of the story. Wynne (pseudonym of Dr. Robert McNair Wilson) was obviously talented in this genre, and I look forward to reading more of this Golden Age author.
Anthony Wynne1931
4/5 stars
Dr. Eustace Hailey, amateur detective, is on hand in the Scottish Highlands when Mary Gregor is found murdered in a locked room, with only the scale of a fish as a clue. As more impossible murders happen, all accompanied by a scale, Dr. Hailey assists the police to find a solution.
This is a well-written, well-plotted mystery, with fleshed out characters and an atmospheric location. While the solution isn't fully convincing, it's ingenuity is cunning. Murder of a Lady is the twelfth of the Dr. Hailey novels, but my first; it took a few chapters to fully understand his personality, but that didn't lessen the enjoyment of the story. Wynne (pseudonym of Dr. Robert McNair Wilson) was obviously talented in this genre, and I look forward to reading more of this Golden Age author.
