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Antony Maitland #20
Enter the Corpse
Sara Woods' ENTER THE CORPSE is a traditional British style mystery. The black sheep of the family Mr. Hubert Denning is being released from prison where he has been serving a term for robbery. He has nowhere to go and is taken in by his god-son Roger Farrell. Before Denning even reaches the home Roger and his actress wife, Meg Hamilton, discover the body of one of Denning's former 'employees' in the hall of their home. Roger begs the help of his friend barrister, Antony Maitland, to find out who killed the man and also to manage to keep the matter out of the papers. Gold bullion excites the greed of many underworld characters who know Denning stashed some of his last haul away for safe keeping. A good read with plenty excitement to take to the beach or the dentist office.
- GenresMystery
181 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1973
About the author
Sara Woods
121 books18 followers(Lana Hutton Bowen-Judd)
UK (1922 - 1986)
aka Anne Burton, Mary Challis, Margaret Leek
Born in England, she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Filey, Yorkshire.
During the Second World War, she worked in a bank and as a solicitor's clerk in London. Here she gained much of the information later used in her novels. Lana married Anthony George Bowen-Judd on April 25, 1946. They ran a pig breeding farm between 1948 and 1954. In 1957 they moved to Nova Scotia, Canada. She worked as a registrar for St. Mary's University until 1964. In 1961 she wrote her first novel, Bloody Instructions, introducing the hero of forty-nine of her mysteries, Anthony Maitland, an English barrister.
Her last years she lived with her husband at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
UK (1922 - 1986)
aka Anne Burton, Mary Challis, Margaret Leek
Born in England, she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Filey, Yorkshire.
During the Second World War, she worked in a bank and as a solicitor's clerk in London. Here she gained much of the information later used in her novels. Lana married Anthony George Bowen-Judd on April 25, 1946. They ran a pig breeding farm between 1948 and 1954. In 1957 they moved to Nova Scotia, Canada. She worked as a registrar for St. Mary's University until 1964. In 1961 she wrote her first novel, Bloody Instructions, introducing the hero of forty-nine of her mysteries, Anthony Maitland, an English barrister.
Her last years she lived with her husband at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
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February 12, 2013
A continuation of the story in #10, Enter Certain Murderers.
Hubert Denning is being released from prison. He wants to move in with his godson, Roger Ferrell, despite trying to murder him a few years ago. And Roger finds himself agreeing. Maybe the old man has changed, right? Not so much. Roger and his wife Meg Hamilton come home to find a dead man in their house. The police are suspicious. Enter Roger's good friend, barrister Antony Maitland. Antony helped clear Roger's name once, and he'll do it again if he has to.
I really wanted to like this book. I used to be such a fan of this series. Yes, it's totally dated. This one was written in the 70s. But now I find that there are so many things here that bug me. Antony's Uncle Nicholas is at the top of that list! And a few little catch phrases that Woods uses to describe certain characters is another major annoyance too. I'm only rating it 3 stars, but I hope I'll enjoy it more soon.
Hubert Denning is being released from prison. He wants to move in with his godson, Roger Ferrell, despite trying to murder him a few years ago. And Roger finds himself agreeing. Maybe the old man has changed, right? Not so much. Roger and his wife Meg Hamilton come home to find a dead man in their house. The police are suspicious. Enter Roger's good friend, barrister Antony Maitland. Antony helped clear Roger's name once, and he'll do it again if he has to.
I really wanted to like this book. I used to be such a fan of this series. Yes, it's totally dated. This one was written in the 70s. But now I find that there are so many things here that bug me. Antony's Uncle Nicholas is at the top of that list! And a few little catch phrases that Woods uses to describe certain characters is another major annoyance too. I'm only rating it 3 stars, but I hope I'll enjoy it more soon.
September 28, 2014
Very nice reading.
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