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    The Studio Crime: A Golden Age Mystery

    By Ianthe Jerrold

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    Description "He is dead. It is quite impossible that he should have killed himself. He has been murdered. About half an hour ago. By a long knife passed under the left shoulder-blade into the heart."On a fog-bound London night, a soirée is taking place in the studio of artist Laurence Newtree. The guests include an eminent psychiatrist, a wealthy philanthropist and an observant young friend of Newtree's, John Christmas. Before the evening is over, Newtree's neighbour is found stabbed to death in what appears to be an impossible crime. But a mysterious man in a fez has been spotted in the fog asking for highly unlikely directions...The resourceful John Christmas takes on the case, unofficially, leading to an ingenious solution no one could have expected, least of all Inspector Hembrow of Scotland Yard.The Studio Crime is the first of Ianthe Jerrold's classic whodunit novels, originally published in 1929. Its impact led to her membership of the elite Detection Club, and its influence can be felt on later works by John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh and Dorothy L. Sayers among others.This edition, the first in over eighty years, features a new introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.Praise for The Studio Crime"The best out of a new batch of detective stories." J.B. Priestley in The Evening News"Very carefully constructed, is very well written, and keeps its secret until the end." The Morning Post"Can be most heartily recommended to those who like a good mystery story written in good English." Newcastle Chronicle"The book is a pleasantly written record of an admirable piece of detective work." Times Literary Supplement
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDean Street Press
    Release dateMay 4, 2015
    ISBN9781910570296
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    • 4/5
      This book neatly fits into the Golden Age mysteries and is a satisfying read for the readers.

      The amateur detective such a favourite of the genre, John Christmas along with his Watsons so to speak Laurence Newtree and Inspector Hembrow make for good pairing and you progressively warm up to them as the story progresses.

      The story has all the classic elements of a discerning murder mystery- mysterious characters roaming in fog, locked rooms, reference to the past for the current problem and others. There are a few red herrings that the author spreads within the story and a few actual pointers to the mystery which are nicely hidden.

      Again one of the main strengths of the book is that the characters are quite well-developed to keep you interested enough in the twists and turns. Even the caricature of the Inspector Hembrow is not just as a bystander but following his own train of thoughts even it may not meet with the theory that our detective John Christmas is trying to untwist.

      The finale dénouement unravels the thread of the mystery well and explains the reasoning quite decently.

      A good addition to the mystery shelves and definitely worth your time to step into the world created by the author Ianthe Jerrold.