Had high hopes but didn't happen. Felt the story dragged at places and then the end recapped the entire story, might have been an original short story. Have one more by this author that I might attempt.

I was somewhat disappointed in this mystery novel. It was very solidly written as you would expect from someone with the background of Mr. Froest. However, I felt the character development was a bit lacking, and the story itself dragged at points and became repetitious towards the end. Not a bad boo

Libro interesante que nos presenta con un asesinato y un posible hipótesis que se va desarrollando y cambiando completamente a lo largo del libro. El detective deduce lo que ha pasado obtener pequeños datos. Su método de trabajo es similar al de Sherlock Holmes.

I really liked this book. At the end of chapter 5, I was surprised, then all throughout I couldn't figure out why 'he' did it, then on to the last few chapters I was again surprised. Got a little long-winded in an explanation at the end, but all in all, it was a good story.

An excellent vintage crime story about police procedural.
The plot is exciting with some intense actions. Given the fact "The Grell Mystery" is written by an ex Scotland Yard Superintendent, Frank Froest, the methods and ways to solve the crime in the story seems credulous. There were few funny mome

Three and a half stars

If you like police procedurals (like I do) then you will probably enjoy this. Some might feel that it drags on a bit with lots of procedural detail and so it does but I don't mind this. It was fairly easy to work out who committed the murder but this didn't spoil it for me. Fro

American Robert Grell on the eve of his wedding is spending the evening at his club with friend Sir Ralph Fairfield. Grell has business elsewhere but needs Fairfield to inform anyone that he is detained at the club. But his body is found at his home, stabbed. Heldon Foyle, C.I.D. and his team invest