I love visiting with Lennox, Swift, and Foggy in their time period. Will Persi, a world-class Egyptologist, be content as lady of a country manor? Will Swift ever learn that although he uses reams of paper to write down clues, nothing ever seems to come from them? Will Tubbs develop a personality? It might ruin him. My mind kept wandering and I wondered about other things: Will the wives always be kept at home? The plot rolls along better without them.

The current murder is an outgrowth of one years ago, so many of the characters are older and staid, but then so am I. This episode of Lennox and Swift takes place at Lennox's club and pays homage to Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express.' I admit I had sometimes wondered what the London men's clubs of old were like, and now I know that, too. I have loved every one of the Lennox series.ĭon't Let Diamonds Get Stuck in Your Teethĭid you ever wonder what would happen if you ground up a diamond and ate it? I never wondered, but now I know. We are all in it together looking for clues and asking questions. The plots are always well done and draw the reader right into the period between the Great Wars.

Even the lowest secondary characters add to the story. But, Lennox and Swift move forward at a steady pace. Lennox asks questions, looks at places and people and uses his powers of deduction and commons sense.Īnd there is always food, atmosphere and humor. This series is always filled with a good mystery. The suspects are many and right at the scene of the crime. Everyone else at the dinner were relatives of those people who died in the explosion.

It is believed the man who died was responsible for an explosion which killed 8 people. So, if one were seeking a hero, he is perfect for the job.Īt an exclusive dinner in a private club, a gentleman has died. That is unusual because in the past their investigations have not always been welcomed by The Yard. Heathcliff Lennox and his good friend retired Scotland Yard Inspector Swift have been asked to come to London and help with a murder investigation.

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