Murder Loves Company

by John Mersereau, Tom Schantz (Introduction), Enid Schantz (Introduction)

James Yeats Biddle was upset when two Japnese laborers were hurled from a speeding car corssing the San Francisco Bay Bridge headed for the San Francisco Exposition on Treasure Island but he was even more irked when someone killed his beloved olive trees. With the help of attractive reporter Kay Ritchie and Inspector ANgus McDuff, Prof. Biddle turns detective. First published in 1940.

Genres: Mystery

157 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1940

Reviews

[Ron Kerrigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay golden age mystery set at the time of the San Francisco Golden Gate Exhibition of 1939. The lead characters are pleasant and don't act too outrageously, even though they seem to court danger without much thought. The fair itself doesn't play a big part in the story, except for some venerable olive trees (the background of which I found more interesting than some of the plot.) In the end it was all a little more complicated than it should have been, but not a total waste of time.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic mystery written in 1939 set San Francisco at the Worlds Fair. This is a wonderful tossed salad of a story with such diverse ingredients as olive trees, Russian ikons studded with gems, horse racing and convertibles racing along the Golden Gate Bridge on a beautiful night mixing to make a delightful experience.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

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