The Secret Search (Bobby Owen #29) by E R Punshon (Feb/March 25)

[Susan]

Welcome to our Feb/March 25 buddy read of The Secret Search Book 29 in the Bobby Owen series was first published in 1951.

"There's a spot of trouble this morning. Old gentleman found dead in his bath."

Bobby answered: "there may be one chance in a million it's natural death."

When the notorious gangster Cy King was imprisoned thanks to Commander Bobby Owen's investigation, he spent a good deal of time talking about avenging himself. Now Cy's out of jail, linked to a notorious London nightclub owner, while a man impersonating Bobby has been spotted snooping around in a remote London suburb. The same suburb, as it happens, where a young woman, recently arrived from Canada, has seemingly vanished into thin air. All Bobby's investigations lead to the unassuming borough of Southam, where the disappearance of Elizabeth Smith is compounded by the sudden death of a respectable old man. Cy keep dodging around in the background of the case, but can Bobby bring it home to the old villain - or find an alternative solution?

Please do not post spoilers in this thread. Thank you.

[Judy]

Hope all our Bobby Owen fans enjoy this book. The spoiler thread is linked below:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Sandy]

I may be the only one continuing on to the (bitter?) end. I started this last night and am enjoying it despite an unnerving supernatural element. No strange women!

[Judy]

That's dedication, Sandy, but there's a post from Vanessa in the spoiler thread, so there are at least two people still reading Bobby Owen! I fell by the wayside some time back, partly because of all the strange women, though I may read more in the future. My favourites were the early books with Mitchell.