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In the Onyx Lobby Carolyn Wells 9781148471785 Books
As I read the beginning of this book, I began to think that this time we had a little gem from Carolyn Wells. Not so. Once more the prolific author gives us a good read but not a first class one. Reading a biographical sketch suggested to me, that as a ranking author of magazine serials, poetry, novels of various sorts and mysteries (61 in the Fleming Stone Detective series, alone), she was simply too busy to rework the material so as to add depth to her stories. Too bad. Nevertheless, as they stand, and this is a good example, they have interesting plots, good though sketchily developed characters, a light but professional text, which keep them entertaining, if sometimes frustrating for the reader who realizes he/she is getting an extended short story.In this one, the wealthy bachelor uncle of the male part of a juvenile love pair, is found murdered in the lobby of the apartment hotel in which he lives with his aunt and she with her mother. The latter females have been seemingly mortal enemies for decades. The uncle of the potential groom is found dead in the lobby, leaving a vital clue, a note scribbled as he died: 'women did it' (or words to that effect). There seems no be doubt in the minds of the investigators that the note is in the hand of the victim and that, therefore, some women did it.
We get a substantial segment on the police investigation of the case, without learning what the solution to the mystery is: only with the arrival of the professional private investigator and his able young female associate, is there a surprise ending, the solution of the crime.
I found the police investigation verging on the tedious and the private investigators' activities rather cursory, with the solution not quite the sparkling display it might have been, On the whole, however, this 1920 book is quite competitive with contemporary Kindle cozy mysteries in entertainment value. Take a chance on it. It is free.
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In the Onyx Lobby Carolyn Wells 9781148471785 Books Reviews
Here's a good introduction to Carolyn Wells' style of mystery. Most of the book takes place within a hotel whose lobby is appointed in... onyx! There's old New York in the 1920's, 23-skiddoo flirtation, romance, flat-footed floogies and gimlet-eyed dames who crack wise. Within the hotel containing said onyx lobby is an odd Romeo/Juliet revision wherein our star-crossed couple go against the wishes of their aunts, who are engaged in a decades-old feud whose origin is long-forgotten. But - who killed Sir Binney, The Bun Man and our Modern Romeo's uncle? Download and find out!
Readable and twisty-plotted, but unconvincing. Relies almost entirely on conversation in what I assume was 20's slang, with one-dimensional stock characters.
Great visit to eighty years ago. A reader will like the dialogue, characters and timing.
Not one of her better ones. Bit repetitive in having three sets of detectives investigated the crime with a very simply ending made obscure by a red herring that everyone takes seriously.
Book was so good that I could not stop reading. The plot and characters were interesting. The twist at the end was surprising. I would recommend this mystery. It is very good.
As I read the beginning of this book, I began to think that this time we had a little gem from Carolyn Wells. Not so. Once more the prolific author gives us a good read but not a first class one. Reading a biographical sketch suggested to me, that as a ranking author of magazine serials, poetry, novels of various sorts and mysteries (61 in the Fleming Stone Detective series, alone), she was simply too busy to rework the material so as to add depth to her stories. Too bad. Nevertheless, as they stand, and this is a good example, they have interesting plots, good though sketchily developed characters, a light but professional text, which keep them entertaining, if sometimes frustrating for the reader who realizes he/she is getting an extended short story.
In this one, the wealthy bachelor uncle of the male part of a juvenile love pair, is found murdered in the lobby of the apartment hotel in which he lives with his aunt and she with her mother. The latter females have been seemingly mortal enemies for decades. The uncle of the potential groom is found dead in the lobby, leaving a vital clue, a note scribbled as he died 'women did it' (or words to that effect). There seems no be doubt in the minds of the investigators that the note is in the hand of the victim and that, therefore, some women did it.
We get a substantial segment on the police investigation of the case, without learning what the solution to the mystery is only with the arrival of the professional private investigator and his able young female associate, is there a surprise ending, the solution of the crime.
I found the police investigation verging on the tedious and the private investigators' activities rather cursory, with the solution not quite the sparkling display it might have been, On the whole, however, this 1920 book is quite competitive with contemporary cozy mysteries in entertainment value. Take a chance on it. It is free.
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