I'm assuming this is another freebie I got from my days working in a publishers because I don't remember buying it. That's not to say it doesn't look good, I think it will be fun, at least I hope so because I'm taking it away on holiday with me and don't want to have to buy another.

One of the books I'll be taking to Birmingham with me next weekend.

Was recommended to me - twice. For being a bit like Lord Peter Whimsey.

So far, I am on page 9, and the story is probably about Lord Peter stumbling drunkenly into a newer version of "The Importance of Being Earnest".

(Picture taken at the Secret Garden on the 7th floor of Birmingham Library).

Addition in Nov 2016: This was a nice read!

I never heard about the author before, even though she is translated into german and published from a good publisher of crime stories.

Two things fascinated me: First, there were one or two whole sentences I didn't quite understand due to language from the 1930s. Second, the gender stereotypes (and I read quite a few "old" books). This book could probably do with a warning sticker: "Not suitable for feminists" ;-)

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