Reviews

The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman

eserafina42's review against another edition

3.0

An entertaining early mystery featuring a late contemporary of Sherlock Holmes and one of the first fictional forensic scientists. Some things in the book seem so obvious that I have to wonder if they really are or if it's just that we 21st century people just have the benefit of the long tradition of which this book (and the Holmes mysteries, of course) are a part. Still, even though I had a good idea of what was going on I didn't guess most of the specifics. I'll definitely be trying some more of this series.

justasking27's review against another edition

3.0

For someone who reads a lot of mysteries, there was not much mystery in this story. Worth reading for the methods, though, and I do like the characters.

vesper1931's review against another edition

3.0

Dr Thorndyke with the help of Dr Jervis investigate two cases. The first the case of the will of Jeffrey Blackmore and his consequent death; and secondly the case of a Mr Graves and his association with a Mr H Weiss.
Interesting mystery