Brown, London, 3/6), Roger Garnett has created a delightfully whimsical character in R. I, Perkins—"R.ILP."—a middle-aged. corpulent, bald-headed constable in the Scotland Yard Records Office. Although never previously having participated in the investigation of a serious crime, R- L P's extensive knowledge of human nature and movements of criminals of all clypes, enables him, during a fortnigat's vacation, to solve the baffling mystery of the death of millionaire Start Bedford. who is found dead in the Mappin Terrace Pool of the London Zoo under circumstances. queer problem, R.I.P. takes advantage of the occasion to win the hand of a beautiful American heiress in a manner that is well in keeping with his quaint characteristics. Full of witty and spontaneous dialogue. "Start Bedford Dies" is more than amusing—it is a tonic—and is well recommended to readers who enjoy a good laugh with the many subtleties of en ingeniously written detective thriller—r.ar, Thus a ten-year struggle came to an end satisfactory to both parties and the events of the subsequent summer did the rest—E.H.
Whatever ignominy we may have incurred, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our reputation.—De La Rochefoucauld.
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