False to Any Man

Colonel Primrose Mystery #6

by Leslie Ford (Pseudonym), Zenith Jones Brown

A beautiful blonde with strange eyes -- and stranger schemes...A young redhead in danger of losing the only man she could ever love...a powerful lawyer with something he had to hide, even from himself... Suddenly, all of them were caught up in a series of horrifying murders by a killer who must be living secretly in their midst! "A humdinger...full of eerie atmosphere." -- New York World Telegram

Genres: Mystery

178 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1939

About the author

Leslie Ford is the nom de plume of Zenith Jones Brown , who also wrote as David Frome and Brenda Conrad.

Reviews

[M Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This epitomizes Ford's work. Pre-WWII Washington is vividly depicted and this deserves 6 stars for atmosphere and setup. However, the characters, even the protagonist, are quite two dimensional. The lucidity of the narrative after the first 60 pages deserves 2-3 stars. The "N" word is used occasionally which is not inappropriate for a book set in 1939 Washington, but may be jarring to some readers.

[Patricia Kime]

Vintage mysteries

If you want to read a well written mystery from the early to middle 1900s this is one of many being published again. Early women writers bring the good ole days back with big Victorian homes, gentle sweet little ladies, beautiful young children and a family secret to stir things up. Vintage and quick reads.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is actually a fairly good example of Ford's work, but as is unfortunately too common, the use of racial slurs (it was published in 1939) loses it a star. Grace Latham has befriended young Jeremy Candler (female, despite the name), whose father is being considered for an important judicial appointment. But it seems that his ward, beautiful Karen Lunt, is perfectly willing to cause a scandal if it will enrich her. When Karen is found dead, it seems too likely that Roger Doyle, the man Jeremy loves, will be arrested.