The Daffodil Mystery
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My first Edgar Wallace. Appealing mystery, plenty of unexpected turns, plenty of suspects. A fun read.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
Brilliant period mystery with satisfying twists and turns (some of them a bit far-fetched).Kept my attention all the way through.Not his best work but well worth the reading effort.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
This was a $4 book I downloaded on my Kindle. I remembered watching Edgar Wallace movies in Germany back in the 70s where they are very well loved. To be honest, I didn’t really expect much, but was pleasantly surprised.
The book seems to be set at around the turn of the century in London and Hertfordshire. A young lady effective as a chashier for a rich spoilt heir turns down his advances and loses her job over it. The heir is taking the rejection very terribly and swears revenge. He tries to frame her for theft but is stopped by his cousin, a sleuth who has returned from an extended sojourn in China. He is accompanied by his trusted Chinese sidekick, and both men are legendary in China for hunting down treacherous criminals.. The tale really starts when the heir is establish murdered in a park, with daffodils on his chest. The young girl disappears and is an immediate suspect. The sleuth is falling in like with her and while chasing the murderer, also tries to exonerate the girl.
The tale is quick-paced with some surprising twists, well written and fantastic to read. One note of caution: the book was written in the 1920s and the references to China and the Chinese are appealing, to say the least. To be honest, Edgar Wallace described the English in as stereotypical way as the Chinese, and I would not let this place me off from enjoying a fantastic period piece.
By the way, check out Edgar Wallace’s life tale on Wikipedia, really worth a read!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5