NetGalley - Virginia Holsten
"A classic mystery which is interestingly plotted, the people aren't as they seem. All kinds of machinations make for a captivating read."
NetGalley - Karen Quick
"Surprisingly (to me, at least), this is the first of something like SIXTY titles featuring the character Desmond Merrion written over a thirty year span. I've already scoured my usual places for unusual titles and now I'm just left sitting here hoping that PPP decides to re-release all of them ... and quickly."
Murder, Mystery & More - Ian Hughes
I love these classic mysteries that the British Library are releasing via Poisoned Pen Press.
FangirlNation
The Secret of High Eldersham is the book which introduces detective Desmond Merrion, who went on to star in a long series of mysteries by Miles Burton aka Cecil Street. On the basis of this book, the popularity of the Merrion books is easy to understand. Although it starts as a straightforward murder investigation, strange behavior on the part of the townspeople and a boat with a strange schedule soon catch the detective's attention. The result is a book as intricately put together as any mystery reader could ask.~~~All in all, The Secret of High Eldersham is a mystery made to order for people who like puzzle-plots and meticulous construction. It is good to see the Golden Age stories coming back!
NetGalley - Sue Kamolwan
This is typical of the crime books written at that time but nevertheless is quite sweet and doesn't deviate from the plot too much, Great fun and thoroughly recommended.
Genre Reviews - Deborah White
Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable suspense novel.
GoodReads
Beautifully written, with some fab description, this book takes you back to the years between the wars, where no one had a mobile phone and the Internet was decades away. If you enjoy Poirot mysteries or Lord Peter Wimsey you will enjoy this book. Definitely recommended! Thoroughly enjoyable.
NetGalley
The wonderful British Library Crime Classics keep coming I'm glad to say. It all culminates in an exciting finale with a satisfying end. Great read!
PW
First published in 1930, this entry in the British Library Crime Classics series evokes a time when stouthearted chaps did their duty for king and country, and the village had only one telephone. When Samuel Whiteheard, the landlord of a pub in the remote English hamlet of High Eldersham, is found stabbed to death in his hostelry, baffled Det. Insp. Robert Young calls on his old chum Desmond Merrion, “a bachelor of independent and very considerable means” and “a living encyclopedia upon all manner of obscure subjects,” to help him unravel the mystery. The cast includes suspicious yokels, nervous aristocrats, uppity servants, and puzzled policemen. Beautiful and plucky Mavis Owerton, who's being courted by one of High Eldersham's wealthier inhabitants, catches more than Merrion's eye. This book marks the first appearance of amateur sleuth Merrion, who went on to feature in nearly 60 novels from Burton (1884—1964).(June)
GenreReviews/Goodreads
Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable suspense novel.
