Death Prone

Thames Valley Mystery #9

by Clare Curzon

After Hadrian Bascombe announces that he will leave his entire fortune to a single heir, members of the family begin to meet untimely ends, and Superintendent Mike Yeadings follows an intuitive lead. Reprint. K.

Genres: Mystery

432 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan (1922-2010) was a British author who specialized in writing literature belonging to the mystery, suspense, or detective genre. She wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Marie Buchanan, Marie Duell, Clare Curzon and Rhona Petrie. She studied French and psychology at King's College in London.

Reviews

[Eugene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did enjoy this (1st of the Mike Yeadings mysteries I’ve read) altho’ I thought it a bit slow to start, but it did come along nicely. The extended Bascombe family genealogy was daunting, it was maybe halfway through the book before I had them down in my mind; happily, Curzon provded a family tree which one could reference as needed. My personal feeling was that the ending was a tad bit unsatisfying, but it may be me and not the book - others may feel differently about it, and I’d accept that. Certainly still a good read, I’ll look for others.