Review: The Treasure at Poldarrow Point
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
Angela Marchmont, following a nasty bout of flu, is recommended by her doctor to take a holiday. She rents a house in Cornwall for some much needed rest and recreation only to find her god daughter, Barbara, turning up on her doorstep.  Barbara is a very self-sufficient thirteen year old and manages to involve Angela in a search for hidden treasure.International jewel thieves, undercover police, socialites who may or may not be who they say they are and Barbara’s propensity for disappearing mean Angela’s peaceful holiday is far more exciting than her doctor might have recommended.I enjoyed this interesting mystery set in the nineteen thirties.  The characters are believable and likeable and Barbara rather steals the show with her resourcefulness and her adherence to justice and fair play.  Angela herself is an interesting character and the background of a ramshackle house on the cliffs is the ideal scenery for a hunt for lost treasure.If you like your mysteries in the classic mould then try these well written Golden Age mysteries.