Douglas G. Browne (1884–1963)
Author of Bernard Spilsbury: His Life and Cases
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Works by Douglas G. Browne
The Dead Don't Bite 8 copies
Death Wears a Mask 4 copies
Death in Seven Volumes, etc 2 copies
The House of the Sword 2 copies
The stolen boat-train 2 copies
The Cotfold Conundrums 2 copies
Sergeant Death 2 copies
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The floating bulwark : the story of the fighting… by Douglas G. Browne
A large format collection of drawings and ship biographies of the major Royal Navy Warship types ranging from Henry VIII’s navy to WWII. Diverting, colourful and informative.
½
This was a very interesting book about the life of Bernard Spilsbury., a well known forensic pathologist, back in the early 1900''s. Details of many of his cases.
What Beckoning Ghost is a sharp, short classic mystery set in London, England, in 1947. What a pity for the killer that one of the guests at the opening dinner party is a very intelligent lawyer with a talent for getting information out of others.
I suspected the reason for the ghost's 1940 appearance, but not the 1947 one. Mr. Browne plays fair with the reader up to the suspenseful chase scene in a dangerous area. Even then, the point of view changes from the satanic-looking lawyer, Harvey Turke, to novelist Gordon Cartwright, so we learn as he learns. (By that time, Turke has already figured out howdunnit and narrowed whodunnit to two suspects.)
If you like history, there's the bonus of learning some of London's before, during, and after World War II. It was after midnight and I was so tired when I reached the last of the book's five sections, but I read through to the end. (My body, particularly my eyes, did not thank me, but my mind overruled them.)… (more)
I suspected the reason for the ghost's 1940 appearance, but not the 1947 one. Mr. Browne plays fair with the reader up to the suspenseful chase scene in a dangerous area. Even then, the point of view changes from the satanic-looking lawyer, Harvey Turke, to novelist Gordon Cartwright, so we learn as he learns. (By that time, Turke has already figured out howdunnit and narrowed whodunnit to two suspects.)
If you like history, there's the bonus of learning some of London's before, during, and after World War II. It was after midnight and I was so tired when I reached the last of the book's five sections, but I read through to the end. (My body, particularly my eyes, did not thank me, but my mind overruled them.)… (more)
A biography with case histories. I'd had the paperback version for a while and read this hardback when I found it. It's not nearly as interesting as I'd hoped. I knew about most of the cases and his personal life was dull. But I couldn't not buy it.
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