The Viaduct Murder
by Ronald A. Knox
On This Page
Description
When four friends stumble across the body of a fellow club member during a game of golf they suspect murder. The police aren't so sure, and when it looks as though the official verdict will be suicide the men are outraged. Convinced that there had been 'dirty work' and that 'the police aren't very good at following up clues', they undertake their own investigation. A classic Golden Age whodunit that involves the reader in a charming game of detection as the protagonists use Sherlockian show more methods to unravel the mystery. show lessTags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
This is truely a vintage mystery written shortly after the end of WWI. A group of for golfing buddies find a dead body on the links. They decide that they would be smarter and better than the police when it comes to solving this crime. Of course their golfing play must not be neglected.
This was an interesting story with a nice sense of the times.
This was an interesting story with a nice sense of the times.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Lists
Books mentioned in Julian Symons’ Bloody Murder
438 works; 6 members
#JustTheFacts2019Gold
59 works; 1 member
Haycraft Queen Cornerstones
181 works; 3 members
Author Information
147+ Works 4,190 Members
Monsignor Ronald Knox (1888-1957) was ordained an Anglican priest in 1912 but converted to Catholicism in 1917, an event influenced by Knox's friendship with G. K. Chesterton. Knox wrote numerous books, including Enthusiasm, Essays in Satire, and several detective novels, and completed a full translation of the Latin Vulgate into English.
Awards and Honors
Notable Lists
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1925
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 63
- Popularity
- 479,138
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.60)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 5
