David J. Eveleigh

Public domain Pooh!

I'm not a big fan of murder mysteries, but put Pooh into yours and I at least have to give it a try.

Police Inspector Christopher Robin is getting up in years, but whenever a case gets a little tough he can still see his childhood friends, ready to help him find the solution. Pooh and Piglet bumble about, accomplishing little, and somehow the murderers are still brought to justice in these two short tales with little character development or even much plot.

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These stories are told in text, but there are two cute pictures of Pooh that make me wish the author had gone the graphic novel or picture book route. The tales might not have seemed so thin if we'd seen more of Pooh's heft.

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: The Open Grave -- The Deadly Painting

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/23954351-rod-brown?ref=nav_mybooks&she... ) show less

One of the inestimable Shire series - thin volumes which pack an inordinate quantity of information with extensive illustrations. A scholarly introduction to the subject from an author who was connected with the Museum of English Rural Life at the University of Reading.

Very entertaining!

The Sutton Life Series.