Reviews for The Hampstead Mystery

The average rating for The Hampstead Mystery based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-12-11 00:00:00 Richard Dailey This was an interesting read. It did not just deal with a murder but involved 2 separate court proceedings which was different from the other such mysteries I have read in recent times. Here we see a trial for the culprit(s) and the whole business comes to a definitive end. A Judge is murdered in his own home. There is a shady butler, a heist planned, question on the moral character of the victim and suspicious behavior from close friends. Scotland Yard and a Private detective carried out parallel investigations (and on reading each perspective they are utmost convincing). There are large hints dropped as to the culprit but a twist at the end leads the investigation into a different direction. Overall this is a good suspense. It could have been a bit more crisper and hence the 3 stars.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-01-04 00:00:00 Zachary Boult I enjoyed this classic murder mystery. All the elements for great mysterious entertainment here exist, lets see, there's the inspector, his assistant, a private detective, the unfortunate victim who also had a bit of a bad reputation, his angry offspring, the 'other' woman (or women!), the scoundrel turned 'honest' butler, and the angry employee; all these characters comprise a most interesting tale with a court proceeding the verdict of which is a bit of a surprise, and its all here carefully detailed by Rees and Watson...