Rogues' Holiday Maxwell March 9781911295884 Books
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Inspector David Blest has two choices, jump or die. Trapped aboard a motor boat with a pistol to his head and the life of his unconscious companion on the line, he’d better make his decision quick. On the trail of the mysterious death of a gentleman in the Senior Buffs Club, young Inspector Blest is led to a fashionable seaside resort on the English coast, where the locals appear all too happy to help his investigation. Things take a turn when Blest meets Judy Wellington, an apparently sickly young woman desperate to escape her past. But who is Judy Wellington? What exactly is she running from? And how has Blest found himself the murderer’s next target?
Rogues' Holiday Maxwell March 9781911295884 Books
Scotland Yard Inspector on holiday after an unexpected & unsolved murder at the club-Meets lovely Judy who is not what she seems.
Murder, mystery, chases, close calls & harrowing escapades - couldn't wait to finish reading.
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Rogues' Holiday Maxwell March 9781911295884 Books Reviews
Margery Allingham, famous for Albert Campion, also wrote serialized stories for Magazines under the name - Maxwell March. While Campion and Black Dudley took off the serials were put together and formed three Novels. And that is the thing about Allingham, no matter what name she wrote under, the plots build nicely and are page turners. They are filled out by Characters that add interest and that I wanted to spend time with.
From the very first page, I was lost under the old spell of the Golden Age of Writers. The Characters are likeable and sometimes hold a certain naivete. The Inspectors are tough and intelligent. This mystery has a rainy night...cozy reading feel to it. I turned pages so fast,that I was through with the book, about the same time I am halfway through others.
The Characters include an intelligent Inspector, a sickly, young Woman who holds the key to a mystery and a dying, Con Man. Margery Allingham is a great, master builder of the eccentric- particularly in people. But what may be the cream of her writing is that she has preserved a certain way of life in England where the "whodunit" lives forever...like Agatha Christie, Allingham needs to be read and savored for the charm her books have.
A better than average old fashioned English mystery by Margery Allingham writing under the name Maxwell March.
Ms. Allingham, a contemporary of Agatha Christie, was one of the great ladies of the English mystery novel.
Inspector David Blest - young, brilliant and dogged in his investigations - is called in to consult on what appears to be an open and shut case of suicide. Somewhat scandalous, as it involves a young "man about town" taking his life while staying at a prestigious club, there is pressure to simply close the case with as little "bother" as possible. Unfortunately young Inspector Blest has doubts as to the circumstances surrounding the young man's death.
The Inspector, ostensibly on a mandatory vacation, follows a suspect to a busy seaside resort during the height of tourist season and is promptly immersed in an even bigger (yet connected) mystery involving a young invalid woman, several different factions working a confidence game, questionable people who are not who they appear to be, and even more deaths.
Basically the story goes from something of a "who-done--it?" to a free for all of "what-in-the-world-is-going-on?" Along the way the young Inspector becomes infatuated with a young woman, partners up with a retired police sergeant who is desperate for some action, and interacts with an abundance of mysterious characters.
The plot gets a little bit fuzzy at times, there are a lot of characters and more than once I had to refer back to an earlier part of the book to remind myself of who a particular character was... there are so many people running through this novel. It's a good story, though.
If you like the old-style English mysteries you'll probably enjoy Rogues' Holiday.
***Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read and review this book.
The Allingham estate has releasied something different one of three so-called “lost” novels that Margery Allingham wrote under the name “Maxwell March” starting in 1931, to earn some extra money. Rogues Holiday is apparently the first of these. This book is proof that Margery could do very well indeed without the Allingham name and her most famous character, Albert Campion.
Early on, we meet David Blest, a handsome young Scotland Yard Inspector coping with the unexpected death of Eric Ingleton-Gray, a 27-7ear-old man of good family, in the august Senior Bluffs Club, St. James. Colonel Bloom, Club secretary, avers that the unfortunate gentlemen suffered an accident while in his cups after a night on the town in the company of Sir Leo Thyn, an older, long-established club member. Inspector Blest has his doubts, but after a heart-to-heart discussion with his superior officer, Superintendent McQuirk, David is persuaded not to make trouble where there is none. He takes McQuirk’s suggestion to embark on his scheduled two-week leave of absence.
That would seem to be that, but of course, it isn’t. David quietly decides to use his holiday time to pursue his inquiries at the Arcadian Hotel, Westbourne-on-Sea--which just happens to be where Sir Leo is staying. Then, David chances to meet a charming young lady who piques his interest because of her apparent ill health.
From there, the plot thickens nicely; there is another suspicious death, villains of various stripes abound. The lovely young lady, Miss Judy Wellington, turns out to be hiding a secret, including the fact that her apparent delicate health is a carefully orchestrated invention. But why?
This story just keeps gaining momentum, adding layers of complexity and eliciting our curiosity to the point that it is hard to put the book down (at least it was for me). All in all this is a corking good story with an absorbing mix of villainy, romance, intrigue, and mystery. It is less a Golden Age mystery, and more of a thriller. Without Campion, Allingham is still masterful.
I received an advance copy of this book from the Allingham Estate in return for a fair review.
Pure vintage mystery fun. Lots of twists and turns plus romance. Written by Margery Allingham under the name of Maxwell March. I received an advance copy of this book from the Allingham Estate for an impartial review.
Scotland Yard Inspector on holiday after an unexpected & unsolved murder at the club-
Meets lovely Judy who is not what she seems.
Murder, mystery, chases, close calls & harrowing escapades - couldn't wait to finish reading.
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