The Rome Express eBook Arthur Griffiths
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A mysterious murder on a flying express train, a wily Italian, a charming woman caught in the meshes of circumstantial evidence, a chivalrous Englishman, and a police force with a keen nose for the wrong clue, are the ingredients from which Major Griffiths has concocted a clever, up-to-date detective story.
The Rome Express eBook Arthur Griffiths
When I read the synopsis, I thought perhaps I had found another Christie-like hero to read and enjoy. Not Even! All the police in this book were asses! Arrogant, prejudiced, small minded and deliberately obtuse. The original Inspector is a man relishing his hatred of men taller than him, delighting in every ugly aspect of small man syndrome. The police jump to conclusions, make up stories, are clueless as to proper treatment of other humans and are just plain stupid. They never figured the crime out, the villain turned themselves in! The story jumps around in time, back and forth, to and fro. There is no symmetry. All the characters are immature, mean and those who should be professional are just plain ridiculous!Product details
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The Rome Express eBook Arthur Griffiths Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed the The Rome Express Mystery and would recommend it to "cozy" mystery fans readers. I will be looking at more Arthur Griffiths books.
very much a representative of it's times- charming if you like those kinds of works
I was glad when it was over, and wouldn't read it again. If you're looking for new Golden Era detective novels/authors I would skip this one. I found it dull, predictable, and disappointing.
The Rome Express had some twists. Had a little suspense went along at a steady pace. Some of the characters were well developed and some not so much. I recommend reading it.
I enjoyed reading this book. It kept my attention all the way through the story, which I read in one sitting. Rather interesting twist about the murder.
This little book was written in an era when train travel was truly luxurious for the well to do. And class lines were distinctly drawn. As the beautiful countess in the book says, "I do not allow my maid to wear colors."
The countess is a central figure. We can't be sure if she's involved in the murder – or as innocent as her luminous eyes proclaim.
There is no delay in presenting the reader with a body. By page two, a man is found stabbed and beaten in his sleeping car on the Rome Express. Most of the plot concerns the investigation.
Since the train is passing through France when the murder takes place, the Paris police are involved. There's a definite feeling that French justice is bound by fewer rules than English justice, and the passengers are terrified to be at the mercy of these peremptory policemen. It's fun to observe the French Chief of Detectives, an emotional little man, interrogating the various passengers and getting alternately hoodwinked and cranked up.
If the book has a hero, it's General Collingham, a tall imposing man with both a romantic streak and sharp powers of observation. The author too was a military man, and he imbues this middle-aged soldier with many likable qualities.
Arthur Griffiths is not an especially brilliant writer, but he does a good job of describing a pivotal scene in the grisly Paris Morgue, which at that period was actually a tourist attraction!
This is not my favorite vintage mystery, but I enjoyed it. The Resurrected Press edition is well produced and enhanced by a brief but informative introduction.
It's rather like reading a Hercule Poirot adventure, and I only rate something 5 stars when it is perfect. I enjoyed reading The Rome Express a great deal. I had no problems with dated language or usage, and the only issue I found was the author's belittling of the French detectives. I will look favorably on Arthur Griffiths' work when looking for reading material in the future.
When I read the synopsis, I thought perhaps I had found another Christie-like hero to read and enjoy. Not Even! All the police in this book were asses! Arrogant, prejudiced, small minded and deliberately obtuse. The original Inspector is a man relishing his hatred of men taller than him, delighting in every ugly aspect of small man syndrome. The police jump to conclusions, make up stories, are clueless as to proper treatment of other humans and are just plain stupid. They never figured the crime out, the villain turned themselves in! The story jumps around in time, back and forth, to and fro. There is no symmetry. All the characters are immature, mean and those who should be professional are just plain ridiculous!
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