Sealed Room Murder
Between 1937 and 1941 British writer Ernest Basil Charles Thornett wrote several puzzle-oriented mysteries under the pseudonym Rupert Penny; until now these books have only been available in the UK. Through the eyes of Tiny Purdon, the first-person friend of Police Inspector Beale, the author takes us to the stodgiest of English manors where murder dwells, if not reigns. Beale must use all his puzzle-solving skills, including acrostics and elaborate timelines, to track down the murder in classic not-so-cosy style.