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Alan Melville (1) (1910–1983)

Author of Quick Curtain

For other authors named Alan Melville, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Alan Melville

Quick Curtain (1934) 151 copies
Weekend at Thrackley (1934) 135 copies
Death of Anton (1936) 85 copies
Dear Charles (2018) 3 copies

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A Century of Detective Stories (1935) — Contributor — 20 copies

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This one was a bit far-fetched and over the top for my taste, and the characterizations didn't work very well, but I still found it a reasonably enjoyable bedtime read.
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JBD1 | 11 other reviews | Apr 14, 2023 |
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fernandie | 16 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |
Difficult read for animals lovers.

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fernandie | 2 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |
Wannabe Holmes and Watson try and emulate the duo while claiming to circumvent the tropes associated with them. They fail miserably in both endeavours—ultimately the trope catches up to the pair, and just as they are reluctantly accepting but thoroughly relishing it, their detections are revealed as up to no good.
Moreover, Melville had me nodding like a fool till the very last (except the confusingly explained bullet theory). He spared nobody in this novel. The reader, along with his protagonists, have their convictions and hubris destroyed when he reveals, in the ultimate chapter, that this indeed is a quintessential crime novel with twists and turns that are as ridiculous as they are entertaining.… (more)
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