On 2 April 2006, William Harker wrote:
> Hammett begins the review (this book was the first
of six to be
> reviewed in that day's "The Crime Wave" column) in
this fashion:
>
> "Of all the facetious amateurs -- count them
yourself -- engaged in
> solving mysteries that are too much for the police
Roger Sheringham
> is the most amusing -- well, anyhow, the least
annoying -- to me."
>
> He then briefly describes the case and concludes by
saying "you are
> not likely to guess the right one [murderer], but
you can blame the
> author and not yourself, for this book runs a brisk,
entertaining
> race to a flabby and unsporting end."
I've never read the book he's reviewing, but I sure do like
that review.
Bill
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