Perfectly good read, for what it is; nothing too special, but well enough done. Mostly, this author is notable for having encouraged young Agatha Christie to write, but this is worth a look if you run across it somewhere. It is about a hundred pages longer than it needs to be, though, unfortunately.

I really enjoyed this book. The setting is mostly on Dartmoor in Devon which is an area much loved by Phillpotts. Very atmospheric. An unusual situation in that the British Scotland Yard Detective is joined on the case by a famous American Detective. The action moves to Italy for a while and then ba

Sin duda es una obra bien lograda para el género policiaco, siendo la viva expresión de esas investigaciones a la antigua. Qué se llevaban acabo el ventanas de tiempo amplias y que conllevan detalles que naturalmente obviamos.
Para ser sincero me llevo un buen tiempo el terminarlo, y no porque sea m

The Red Redmaynes is well-written, the sort of book whose style and language makes the journey to the plot's resolution a delightful one. The plot itself is complex, with red herrings and clues to pick over.

Dificilmente pueda olvidar este libro. Del principio hasta el excelente y cinematográfico final, se mantiene la tensión y la incertidumbre; el ritmo no decae en ningún momento y siempre es agradable y llevadera la prosa de Phillpotts, y por momentos, brillante. El dibujo de los personajes, tal como

The Red Redmaynes is an atmospheric piece, set for the first half of the novel on the sinister, ominous landscape of Dartmoor. The bleak moorland and the beautiful Devon coastline emphasizes the gruesome story of the Redmayne family and the tragic way that its members die. Jenny, the youngest member

I read this a few years ago, and today while reading some essay about detective novel and thinking about a couple of early Poirot when I remembered the story of this novel. For a long time I couldn't remember the name of the book, but finally a bit of luck lead me to this again.

I probably read it be

Gran novela policial (NO es novela negra, es decir, es más el estilo de Agatha Christie que el estilo de Dashiel Hammet) Excelente intriga y curioso giro con el detective.
Vale la pena leer especialmente la traducción elegida por J.L.Borges para publicar en la colección "Mi biblioteca personal". Est