Detective fiction . First World War . Line of Sight
The Discreet Charm of Murder – why the ‘country house’ whodunnit retains its power to enthrall…
On 15 April 2014 by AdminIn his review (Guardian 12.04.14) of a 1946 novel by Gladys Mitchell (Here Comes a Chopper, published by Vintage’s new crime fiction imprint), Nicholas Lezard considers the enduring – and, to some readers, baffling – appeal of the English country house murder mystery. Alluding to Chandler’s celebrated distinction, in The Simple Art of Murder,