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I've read a few of Anthony Berkeley's detective novels now, and I rather enjoy the way he plays with the formula. In this one, a body is discovered buried in a basement, and chief Inspector Moresby has to find out who the victim is in order to discover the culprit. When he manages to trace the body to Roland House, a boys prep school, he catches up with his old friend Roger Sherringham, who had worked there for a time in order to gain local colour for his novel. In part two, the manuscript Sherr
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Although not as well known as Golden Age sleuths like Hercule Poirot and Lord Peter Wimsey, Anthony Berkeley's Roger Sheringham stories are becoming favorites. Many of the books are a friendly competition between Sheringham and his friend Inspector Moresby. One thing that makes these books particularly fun is that Sheringham's solution is not always correct (I am not telling you whose solution is correct in this story!) Murder in the Basement has a number of well-drawn characters and provides fu
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Excellent Book, Hated The Ending
I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery and it kept me guessing throughout however I absolutely hated the ending. Disappointing and would not recommend.
I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery and it kept me guessing throughout however I absolutely hated the ending. Disappointing and would not recommend.
This starts well with a young couple who have just moved into their new house. The young man decides to take a look at all of the house, and wanders down to look at the basement. It is a big area but he notices that the floor is uneven in one spot. On a closer inspection he finds that some of the bricks have recently been relayed, so he decides to dig them up and finds a body. From here the story follows the investigation of Chief Inspector Moresby, who is a friend of Roger Sheringham, and would
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Entertaining. 🙂
Enjoyable read with an interesting presentation, where the background to the murder is presented as an unfinish novel written by Sheringham after he met the people involved. The overall experience was rather spoilt by the ending however.
Apr 29, 2023
Laurel
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