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'A plot compounded of musical knowledge, a Dickens allusion, and a subtle point of law, and related with delightfully unobtrusive wit, warmth and style.' -
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A classic mystery from one of the best-loved Golden Age crime writers.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this book. Well written, fast paced, somewhat old fashioned but that in itself is very appealing. Good plot, though I managed to guess this before the denouement ( unlike Tragedy at Law, where I was completely fooled).
There are so few, well plotted, well written old fashioned detective stories. This is definitely one of them.
There are so few, well plotted, well written old fashioned detective stories. This is definitely one of them.
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Like many detective novels, this, though with a workmanlike if unlikely plot, mainly charms for its finely drawn picture of life in late 1940'2 England. Detective fiction is often a good way to get such a view on the past undistorted by the political maunderings of social historians or economists, to find out what it seemed like for ordinary people living ordinary lives, interrupted by a murder mystery: this works for true crime also.
I very much enjoyed this book, and commend it.
CH
I very much enjoyed this book, and commend it.
CH
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Literate, Intelligent, Masterful Story - An Overlooked Gem
1 Oct 2006
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When The Wind Blows is an overlooked gem, a jewel of a mystery, one that is continuously suspenseful, and yet literate and intelligent. Cyril Hare himself is not well known today, but fortunately in recent years many of his mysteries have been reissued by Dover, Harper-Perennial, and most recently by House of Stratus. Cyril Hare is a pseudonym of a distinguished judge, Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark. His earliest mysteries date from the late 1930s; others from the late 1940s and 1950s.
One of Cyril Hare's most popular characters, the lawyer Francis Pettigrew, has surprised his friends by marrying (he was, after all, a middle aged bachelor) and then subsequently retiring from his legal practice. His wife, Eleanor, was passionate about music and was a violinist in the Markshire Orchestral Society, a well-respected, but largely amateur affair. Francis was pressed into service, initially to assist with tax issues, and then as the honorary treasurer of the orchestral society.
Shortly after the national anthem, the first concert of the year is interrupted by the murder of the visiting solo violinist, the rather famous Lucy Carless. Seemingly, the entire orchestra had access to the murder site. Against his will, Francis Pettigrew is pulled into the investigation.
In the hands of Cyril Hare the orchestra setting is more than window dressing. Critical clues emerge from details of the planned performances. The need for a last minute replacement for a clarinetist appears significant, but it could be a red herring. The ingenious solution involves not only some knowledge of music, but also a subtle point of law (thankfully, Pettigrew was available), and an allusion to Charles Dickens.
When the Wind Blows is also published in the US under the title The Wind Blows Death.
One of Cyril Hare's most popular characters, the lawyer Francis Pettigrew, has surprised his friends by marrying (he was, after all, a middle aged bachelor) and then subsequently retiring from his legal practice. His wife, Eleanor, was passionate about music and was a violinist in the Markshire Orchestral Society, a well-respected, but largely amateur affair. Francis was pressed into service, initially to assist with tax issues, and then as the honorary treasurer of the orchestral society.
Shortly after the national anthem, the first concert of the year is interrupted by the murder of the visiting solo violinist, the rather famous Lucy Carless. Seemingly, the entire orchestra had access to the murder site. Against his will, Francis Pettigrew is pulled into the investigation.
In the hands of Cyril Hare the orchestra setting is more than window dressing. Critical clues emerge from details of the planned performances. The need for a last minute replacement for a clarinetist appears significant, but it could be a red herring. The ingenious solution involves not only some knowledge of music, but also a subtle point of law (thankfully, Pettigrew was available), and an allusion to Charles Dickens.
When the Wind Blows is also published in the US under the title The Wind Blows Death.
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