My eighth grader will be engaging in a mini-dectective literature unit this year. When a list of historical, classical detective novels appeared on my newsfeed, I jotted down a few titles to read to become familiar with the evolution of the genre.
1st published in 1946
Richard Cadogan, a poet about to vacation in his beloved Oxford, England, hitches a ride with a lorry driver. Dropped off outside of downtown, he must walk in the middle of the night to his lodgings. When he investigates a toyshop with its awning still up, he discovers the door is unlocked. Curious, he enters it and discovers the body of an elderly woman. Someone knocks him out and locks him in a room. When he escapes, he shows the police where he saw the dead body, only to discover the toyshop does not exist. In its place is a grocery store. Cadogan shares the puzzle with his friend, Gervase Fen, an English professor at Oxford University. Together, with a group of colorful characters, they figure out the seemingly impossible case.
I enjoyed the humor.
Considerations: swearing, drinking/drunkeness, innuendos, reference to a slut,description of dead bodies/murder
-Borrowed via inter-library loan.
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