Review: A Real Discovery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
When I began this novel I believed the author was an incredibly clever wordsmith with a real feel for early twentieth century dialogue so I was surprised to learn that Clara Benson was a contemporary of Agatha, Ngaio and  Dorothy's. Written in the classic detective story manner we meet Charles Knox, a young man who managed to strike it rich in the South African gold fields.  He returns to an England that has been transformed in his absence; something he is slow to notice. He is invited to a houseparty  at the home of his former fiancee, Rosamund and all the usual mayhem inside. This series is a delightful addition  to the canon of traditional detective fiction with an unusual sleuth who solves the case while appearing to do nothing much.