This is the first book that I have borrowed from the local library… took me long enough (6 months) to join the library. There are many new authors waiting to be discovered in this library. This is my first novel by John Russell Fearn. It is a murder mystery and begins with the introduction of the main character Perry Lonsdale an ex RAF pilot.
He accidently meets this pretty young woman and falls in love with her. Even though he does not know anything about her, he marries her within a week. There is a lot about her behaviour that is puzzling and she seems to be hiding something. The wedding and the honeymoon can hardly be called usual but Perry is enchanted by Moira as she is not like any other girl he knew. There has been a murder fairly recently in Manchester where a young woman has been brutally slashed. How does Moria fit into this murder? Moria keeps seeing the young man she once knew, who had also been seeing the murdered girl. The police suspect that young man but have yet to catch up with him.
While on an outing to London Perry and Moira meet a Dr Castle, who they meet again on the road while returning to their country home. Since his car has broken down they invite him and his wife to stay with them. The story weaves out slowly with a lot of talk about state of mind and criminal behaviour. About quarter way through the book I guessed who the real murderer was! Most unusual…. Have I been reading too many murder mysteries? However, it is not a very long story and so it did hold interest. I would like to read a few more books by this author before I decided whether I like his style of writing or not.
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