While perhaps, it has not enthused me as much as to some other bloggers whose reviews I have included below. And I, for my part, cannot do other but agree with him. When both Attleton and Debrette go missing, Grenville tries to find out what is going on.’īesides Bats in the Belfry was selected by Edwards for inclusion in his book The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books (2017) in which he specifically highlights that the plot is elaborate, the characterisation crisp and the atmosphere of the dark London streets well evoked.
We soon learn that Attleton is being plagued by a mysterious stranger called Debrette, but the nature of the connection between them is unclear. The occasion is the funeral of Attleton’s cousin, who has been killed in a car accident. The first chapter introduces us to the key characters – Bruce Attleton and his attractive but selfish wife Sybilla, their friends Thomas Burroughs, Neil Rockingham and Richard Grenville, and Bruce’s ward, Elizabeth. ‘The novel does not read as though it was written in haste, and my guess is that Lorac planned the story very carefully before sitting down to write it up. My Take: Martin Edwards at his blog ‘Do You Write Under Your Own Name?’ wrote about Bats in the Belfry: This intricate mystery from a classic writer is set in a superbly evoked London of the 1930s. Inspector Macdonald must uncover Bruce’s secrets, and find out the identity of his mysterious blackmailer.
When Bruce is called away on a sudden trip to Paris, he vanishes completely-until his suitcase and passport are found in a sinister artist’s studio, the Belfry, in a crumbling house in Notting Hill. His wife Sybilla is a glittering actress, unforgiving of Bruce’s failure, and the couple lead separate lives in their house at Regent’s Park. With and Introduction by Martin Edwards, 2018.īook Description: Bruce Attleton dazzled London’s literary scene with his first two novels-but his early promise did not bear fruit. Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajoīritish Library Publishing, 2018.
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