Susan Muskett is currently reading it Apr 15, Thomas Cosgrove is currently reading it Jun 20, Georgina Chapman is currently reading it Nov 30, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch was born in , was educated at Chichester Grammar School and Chichester Theological College and eventually became a canon of the Anglican Church, living and working for many years in the country rather than in towns and cities. He held various positions as curate before he became vicar of St.
Michael's, Blewbury in In he became Chaplain to the Bishop of Oxf Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch was born in , was educated at Chichester Grammar School and Chichester Theological College and eventually became a canon of the Anglican Church, living and working for many years in the country rather than in towns and cities. He began his writing career with religious works, as befitted his profession, and edited 'The Chronicle of St George' in before producing his own work 'The Course of Justice' in He wrote his first quasi-detective novel, also considered as a clerical romance, in when 'The Canon in Residence' was published and was later adapted for stage and radio.
Some of his railway stories were published as 'Thrilling Stories of the Railway' in , 15 stories in all, nine of which feature his specialst in railway detection, Thorpe Hazell, a strict vegetarian. After producing a variety of romantic novels, he returned to thrillers with 'The Templeton Case', , and another collection of short stories on a railway and spy theme, 'The Adventures of Captain Ivan Koravitch' in Two quite different books appeared from his pen in , 'The Truth in Christ Jesus' and 'The Crime at Diana's Pool' before he devoted his final years almost solely to detective fiction, writing four further such novels between and , the last of them 'Murder at the College' written after he had suffered a long and debilitating illness.
Although his thriller output was relatively low, 12 of his 27 books being of the genre, Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor in their splendid 'Catalogue of Crime' wrote of him, "He was the greatest improviser in the genre - all but one of his stories has distinct merit. Gerry Wolstenholme May The story is, of course, a first person narration.
Forbes, the narrator, is on a visit to his old friend, Colonel Ward. He experienced a strange feeling in the evening, and the very next morning, news comes of a murder that is committed on the railway line nearby. Forbes and Ward set out to solve the mystery in archetypal Victorian style!
And that's really its charm. The culprit is sort of obvi This is a very typical Victorian mystery. The culprit is sort of obvious and the mystery is short-lived, but as a short story, this worked very well for me. Jul 18, Benjamin Stahl rated it liked it. A half-ass detective with synthesesia, however you spell that.
Aug 14, Michael Mills rated it it was amazing Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Not the most fiendish detective story - the murderer is just about the only person the heroes have met - but it's written with a real sense of dread and has a particular nostalgic charm for me as I enjoyed Patrick Malahyde's cassette reading as a kid.
Goodwin rated it it was ok Feb 03, Vintagebooklvr rated it it was ok Nov 27, Kirk marked it as to-read Jul 04, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Victor Lorenzo Whitechurch was born in , was educated at Chichester Grammar School and Chichester Theological College and eventually became a canon of the Anglican Church, living and working for many years in the country rather than in towns and cities.
He is best known for his detective stories featuring Thorpe Hazell, the first amateur railway detective, whom the author intended to be as far from Sherlock Holmes as possible. Another Whitechurch's character was the spy Captain Ivan Koravitch.
His stories were admired for their immaculate plotting and factual accuracy. Whitechurch was one of the first writers to submit his manuscripts to Scotland Yard for vetting as to police procedure. The Complete Collection of Sherlock Holmes.
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