tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post7192283128876826561..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Case of the Black Twenty-Two (1928) by Brian FlynnTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-56965837945843448722019-11-18T23:16:22.413+01:002019-11-18T23:16:22.413+01:00Well, they were only his first two novels and The ...Well, they were only his first two novels and <i>The Billiard-Room Mystery</i> really is better than you're average Golden Age debut (Marsh disowned <i>A Man Lay Dead</i>!) or 1920s drawing-room mystery. But <i>The Mystery of the Peacock's Eye</i> and <i>Murder en Route</i> are in a different league altogether.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-54651211538823900172019-11-18T10:33:21.668+01:002019-11-18T10:33:21.668+01:00Thanks for the review - a pity “Billiard Room” and...Thanks for the review - a pity “Billiard Room” and “Black Twenty-Two” aren’t as strong as “Peacock’s Feather” and “En-Route”. I’m looking forward to reading the latter two titles. :) <br /><br />I confess I wasn’t overly-impressed by “Mapleton” - all the reviews I’ve read rated it highly, but it didn’t quite connect with me. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.com