Reviews for London crimes

The average rating for London crimes based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-12-31 00:00:00 Hector V "London After Midnight: A Tour of Its Criminal Haunts" edited by Peter Haining. The following reviews are for the stories I chose to read from this collection. "The Adventure of the Worst Man in London" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre: Detective Mystery OH HOW THE TABLES HAVE TURNED. Britain's number one consulting detective is now a burglar! Published under the title, "The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton," in 1904, Doyle bases his story on real life Victorian blackmailer, Charles Augustus Howell. Full of sleuth, stealth and humor, Doyle creates a charming story for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson with an ending that will keep you guessing. "Yellow Iris" by Agatha Christie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Genre: Detective Mystery Very intriguing to see how Hercule Poirot manages a deductive reasoning and lands the execution in 15 pages. Such a small, yet impactful story full of quick and witty banter. "Flight From Fleet Street" by Carter Dickson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Little "Demon Barber of Fleet Street" action going on here. I absolutely love Dickson's use of the dim witted-ness of a first time American in London. Getting messed up in places where he doesn't belong yet never shutting up to give anyone a moments peace. Absolutely brilliant. "People Don't Do Such Things" by Ruth Rendell ⭐️⭐️ Way too predictable and dull and a bit annoying to be honest. Woman cheats on husband with husband's best friend and lover kills her....boring....NEXT.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-05-10 00:00:00 Michael Mcmanaway There are some 22 stories here, most of which with plots that teeter firmly between P.G. Wodehouse and madcap Fu Manchu territory. Fu Manchu, of course, gets his own story here. Three stories garnered stars from me. Two were written by women: P.D. James (The Girl Who Loved Graveyards) and Ruth Rendell (People Don't Do Such Things). Agatha Christie's Yellow Iris did not make the cut, so the third star belongs to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Worst Man in London, not so much for the plot, but for the story-telling. It struck me as a veddy British collection. And rightly so, old sport. It is London After Midnight, after all. Cheerio!