In Margery Allingham's The Black Dudley Murder, George Abbershaw is a stuffy little MD who has been invited to an old country house for the weekend. At the beginning of the party, his mind is almost wholly occupied with Meggie Oliphant, the girl he wants to marry. Then the host tells a thrilling story about a tradition that used to be performed in the house every year. When the party decides to reenact the tradition, complete with doused lights, a murder occurs. But that isn't their biggest problem. Someone has taken over the house and won't let anyone leave...
Pros: This is a 1929 book, but I thought it was very well written. Albert Campion's character was hilarious in a very British sort of way.
Cons: The bad guys were a little over dramatized. Okay, maybe way over dramatized. But they weren't really in it that much, so it wasn't too distracting. Albert Campion is a detective, but I would never have known it if I hadn't Googled him - this book makes him out to be a criminal!
My Rating: T (thematic elements, sexual references)
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