Monday, May 8, 2017

A THREE PIPE PROBLEM - Julian Symons

























" Julian Symons provides a stylish spin-off from the Sherlockian revival.  It tells of a fading actor playing the Great Detective in a television series who persuades himself that by following in the master's  footsteps he can solve a string of apparently unrelated murders:  the Karate Killings."

Once you get past the absurdity of the 'hero's fantasy you are still left with an absurd story filled with very unsympathetic characters.

So, this is a short 'entertainment' which I would recommend giving a miss.  The author wrote many mysteries that come highly recommended but this is all a bit silly plus its solvable three quarters of the way through.

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