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A review by maccymacd
Six Against the Yard by Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley, Agatha Christie, The Detection Club, Ronald Knox, Margery Allingham, George W. Cornish, Russell Thorndike, Freeman Wills Crofts
4.0
Extremely interesting and thought provoking! 'Six against the Yard' takes six of the most well loved crime writers of the day and challenges each of them to write a 'perfect crime story.' This is then analysed by a real, retired detective who informs us whether or not the ideas are credible enough to be believed in real life.
A couple of the stories were excellent and the others were good. I won't spoil it but clearly it is more difficult to execute (pardon the pun) a real life perfect crime than it is to write about one for fun.
I enjoyed the book however, and was interested to dip into other authors I have not yet read to see what they were all about.
A couple of the stories were excellent and the others were good. I won't spoil it but clearly it is more difficult to execute (pardon the pun) a real life perfect crime than it is to write about one for fun.
I enjoyed the book however, and was interested to dip into other authors I have not yet read to see what they were all about.