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Connington, J. J.

«Por la construcción de su trama y la vivacidad de su prosa, la considero verdaderamente una obra de máxima categoría, que coloca a J. J. Connington en la primera fila de los escritores de novela detectivesca».   T. S. ELIOTLa finca de Whistlefield es famosa no solo por su belleza, sino también por...

The Castleford Conundrum

Connington, J. J.

"One of the very best of the Connington country house mysteries . . . is The Castleford Conundrum. In this tale the author does an extremely effective job of portraying an odious, stupid woman, Winifred Castleford, and her detestable, sponging in-laws. Even her seemingly sympathetic second husband,...

The Brandon Case

Connington, J. J.

Readers who like to take their detective stories straight have found that Connington's name on a title-page guarantees a zestful contest of wits. This story is one of his best, a puzzle in which every piece is presented for the reader's inspection until they are fitted together in the surprising sol...

Jack-in-the-Box

Connington, J. J.

"Again Sir Clinton Driffield, an old favorite with Connington fans, gets into action with all his usual acumen, and the unraveling of another mystery proceeds under his suave direction to its inevitable outcome. "Jack-in-the-Box opens with the discovery of a Viking's hoard of gold, stolen many centu...

Mystery at Lynden Sands

Connington, J. J.

Mr. Connington has written several detective stories of a high order and one-Murder in the Maze-which ranks with the best thrillers in recent years. Mystery at Lynden Sands is certainly on the same high level. The mysterious death of a caretaker; the burglary of the mansion left in his charge; a mur...

The Case with Nine Solutions

Connington, J. J.

As a writer of detective stories, the distinguished Irishman who signs himself "'J. J. Connington' has rapidly arrived in the first rank. 'The Case with Nine Solutions' is an intriguing as its title promises. Early in the book a number of deaths occur, and by the sixth chapter the exposition is fini...

Grim Vengeance (Nemesis at Raynham Parva)

Connington, J. J.

Two murders at night, both the victims foreigners; and when Sir Clinton Driffield, visiting his sister, is forced to suspect the South American whom his niece has just married, he finds himself faced with a problem in morals and psychology. Finally, a third murder takes place, this one in the house...

Death at Swaythling Court

Connington, J. J.

Hubbard made his money in blackmail, most detestable blackmail at that. A loathsome creature, there were no special regrets when he was found dead at his desk in his own home. Yet Colonel Sanderstead felt it his duty to probe the affair, since his nephew's best friend had very good reason to wish Hu...

Tragedy at Ravensthorpe

Connington, J. J.

At Ravensthorpe-a lonely country house inherited by Maurice Chacewater-a masked ball is in progress amid scenes of great gaiety, celebrating the honor of his sister's coming of age. What each guest was to wear had been kept a secret and all who enter Ravensthorpe that night wear masks. Cecil, who is...

The Boat-House Riddle

Connington, J. J.

In this Golden Age mystery classic the famous Sir Clinton Driffield reappears. A young land owner, Colin Keith-Westerton, has just brought home his bride, who is accompanied by her confessor, a French priest. They settle down temporarily at the Dower House of the estate, pending the modernizing of t...

The Eye in the Museum

Connington, J. J.

The plot of Mr. Connington's The Eye in the Museum (1929) is woven round the unexpected death of Mrs. Fenton. Was it a natural death, due to heart-failure, as the medical history of her case seemed to suggest? Or was it caused by the accident of an overdose of a sleeping-draught? Or was there someth...

A Minor Operation

Connington, J. J.

There was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared-disappeared apparently wearing slippers over walking-shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting light on Hazel. There were blots on her family escutcheon, at least one of...