Constance and Gwenyth Little
1946
4/5 stars
Irene is mistaken for a psychiatric patient, and admitted to a private hospital. It doesn't take long to straighten out the mess with the handsome head doctor, but it's just the beginning of a mystery involving a disappearing corpse, a headless nurse, a black stocking, and, of course, a murder.
This isn't as much a screwball comedy as is usual with the Little sisters, but it is still brimming with humor and the absurd. The plot is good and the solution extremely clever. The characters are a fun assortment involved in ridiculous situations, generally reacting as any average person would. The Black Stocking is a thoroughly diverting and engrossing book and while it's not the best example of their talent, it's still well worth reading.
