Dead March for Penelope Blow - George Bellairs
Dead March for Penelope Blow by George Bellairs is number 18 in the Chief Inspector Littlejohn series. A frail old lady (Penelope Blow) comes to Scotland Yard several times to speak to Inspector Littlejohn, but he is away on a murder case. She will not speak to anyone else. When Littlejohn returns he hears that Penelope Blow has died in a fall from an upstairs window. Littlejohn is not convinced it is an accident and begins investigating the matter. That is not an easy task. The Blow family denies him access to the house and he and Cromwell must seek help from the servants. A story of family secrets, madness, hatred and jealousy soon unravels. As always it has been a joy and pleasure to read a Littlejohn mystery. It is a classic British detective story written with wit and interesting characters and settings. Well worth a read! I got this book to review because I have joined Crime Classics Advanced Readers Club. Thanks - I enjoyed it very much.