The Blind Side

First sentence: Craddock House stands at the end of one of those streets which run between the Kings Road and the Embankment.

Premise/plot: This one is the first in the Ernest Lamb mystery series by Patricia Wentworth. It was my first time--to my recollection--reading Patricia Wentworth. This one is, in many ways, your typical classic British mystery. It involves a murder....and a dysfunctional [extended] family is at the center of the drama. Though not every suspect is a [distant or near] relation.

My thoughts: I enjoyed this one. I would probably have enjoyed it a LOT more if the library due date had not made me rush through the last hundred pages. There's nothing quite like the feeling of having to race through a book because it is show more due at the library. I enjoyed it enough that I would reread it again at some point and possibly continue on in the series. show less

This first book of the Inspector Lamb series (in which Lamb & Frank Abbott appear without Miss Silver) was excellent & the culprit was quite a surprise.

Inspector Lamb, first published 1939.
"Craddock House was so full of squabblers, gossips, feuding family, and eavesdroppers that Ross Craddock's killer must have felt quite at home... with so many clues and suspects throwing themselves at Inspector Lamb, how could he possibly notice the deadliest one of all?" - jacket notes, Warner 1993 edition.
This is the only Insp. Lamb book I have read. It's okay, but not particularly engaging or memorable. I like Miss Silver better.