The Secret Passage
by Fergus Hume
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All that wealth -- Mrs. Octagon would not be surprised to hear someone had murdered her aunt for it! No sooner had she voiced her musings, sitting in private with her daughter, than her husband burst in with the evening paper. "My dear," he said, his scanty hair almost standing on end, "such dreadful news. Your aunt, my dear --" "Selina," said Mrs. Octagon quietly, "go on. There is nothing bad I don't expect to hear about Selina. What is it?" "She is dead!" Detective Miles Jennings of show more Scotland Yard and his school chum Cuthbert Mallow face a puzzling case, for it involves family and friends, and no shortage of odd characters -- with the added puzzle that an engagement is being broken off -- for reason of the murder! show lessTags
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An Edwardian melodrama which contains all elements of the genre. Murder (of course),a gang of coiners with an evil chief who is an expert in disguise. All this plus,it goes without saying,a secret passage. In addition there is a somewhat involved sub-plot concerning the loves and hates of several of the main characters.
The detective,Miles Jennings is somewhat ineffectual and seems to work mainly by awaiting for events to wash over him. He answers questions by replying 'I'll tell you later' and one strongly suspects that this is because he just doesn't know the answer.
The story however has many twists and turns and is overall rather entertaining. It has to be said that the villains (of which there are many) are much more interesting than show more the rather insipid and generally vapid heroes and their lady companions. show less
The detective,Miles Jennings is somewhat ineffectual and seems to work mainly by awaiting for events to wash over him. He answers questions by replying 'I'll tell you later' and one strongly suspects that this is because he just doesn't know the answer.
The story however has many twists and turns and is overall rather entertaining. It has to be said that the villains (of which there are many) are much more interesting than show more the rather insipid and generally vapid heroes and their lady companions. show less
Very dated detective story, the characters are uninteresting and the plot does not manage to hold the interest of the reader.
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- Miss Selina Loach; Mrs Octagon; Detective Miles Jennings; Cuthbert Mallow; Lord Caranby; Miss Juliet Saxon (show all 8); Mrs Pill; Mrs Herne
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