The Milliner Hat Mystery An Inspector Richardson Mystery Basil Thomson 9781911095798 Books
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“What are you looking for, sir?” he said.
“Bloodstains.”
Scotland Yard is concerned with the murderer, or murderers, of the mysterious Bernard Pitt. The dead man is discovered with a false identity, courtesy of the many forged papers and documents found with him.
The trail leads to France, where we discover why a French milliner chose to ride in a laundry basket, why the two American men are so interested in their wives’ hat trimmings, and why it is so difficult for the French police to touch a criminal with high political connections. But the murder of Bernard Pitt was only an incident in the diabolical plot linking a network of criminals on both sides of the Channel.
The Milliner’s Hat Mystery was first published in 1937. This new edition, the first for many decades, includes an introduction by crime novelist Martin Edwards, acclaimed author of genre history The Golden Age of Murder.
“Sir Basil Thomson is a past-master in the mysteries of Scotland Yard.” Times Literary Supplement
The Milliner Hat Mystery An Inspector Richardson Mystery Basil Thomson 9781911095798 Books
This is the penultimate mystery by Thomson, as far as I know, and I’m going to miss reading new stories of Scotland Yard in the 1930s when I’ve finished The Dartmoor Enigma. By the time of this book Richardson is a Chief Constable at the Yard, and Chief Inspector Vincent is the active lead investigator. It opens with a coroner’s hearing about the death of a man who was found in a barn during a driving rainstorm; the man is carrying identification, but it proves to be forged, and finding his identity is a significant part of the story. So is finding two men who apparently fled the area in a car with a bullet hole through one of its side windows. Like all of Thomson’s mysteries police procedures are meticulously detailed, although of course forensic science in the 1930s was not nearly as accurate as it has become by now. Vincent’s investigations take him to Paris and Brittany, among other places, before he succeeds in solving the case—and the ending is something of a surprise.Product details
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The Milliner Hat Mystery An Inspector Richardson Mystery Basil Thomson 9781911095798 Books Reviews
Excellent writer. The story kept me reading. The novel is not only interesting as a crime story but for its historical value. The author, once Head of the Criminal Investigation Department at Scotland Yard, includes details from his experiences. Very educational and unique.
as expected, Richardson has been promoted to chief. this book used a detective named Vincent. he wasn't as quirky. and these cops are awfully good a getting people to blab. and what about Richardson's love interest from the previous book?!
In my view, the Milliners's Hat Mystery by Basil Thompson is the best detective story in the series. I truly enjoyed the big chase to Paris and back again to London in search of the criminal. The characters too, were interesting, and the French and British detectives were likable and worthy of a series of their own.
I enjoyed the description of the characters and the process of police investigation. It was paced more like reality than CSI and other tv shows and represented the way an investigator works all leads. I liked the characters and the places they went which also made it enjoyable. The final solution was not obvious until near the end so it kept my interest.
It is a misnomer to call this an Inspector Richardson mystery - first of all, he is now Chief Constable and second he appears for maybe 5 pages in the entire book. The main character is Inspector Vincent. Plot was fairly interesting but the main character seems flat and to lack personality.
This is the seventh in the Inspector Richardson series. It appears the in this book and the two prior books of this series, Basil Thomson (or his editor) adopted some of Churchill's grammar - this is acceptable for conversation, but a little distracting for usage in the descriptive text. However, Thomson again has a perfect story line and presents another perfect mystery!!! The plot is very complex, interesting, and thorough. Superintendent Richardson from the sixth book in this series is now Chief Constable Richardson. The character development is complete and, again, makes the reader feel like he/she both knows the cast and would like to meet them. Chief Inspector Vincent and Detective-Sergeant Walker and the French investigators/law enforcers Goron and Verneuil are excellent characteers and very efficient! Sufficient clues are given and the solution is still surprising. If you pay attention while reading, you, too, may be able to solve this mystery. The case is solved quite brilliantly!
Well told yarn with plenty of diversions in part caused by two distinct criminal activities inter-connected because some of the participating criminal parties were connected to both. Also complicating matters, in a good way from the standpoint of the story's sustained interest, is that one incident was more a concern to Scotland Yard and the other two French police authorities. This factor also allowed for some interesting exposure to the different legal practices employed by, and complicating matters, for each police agency. And so the book was a very good read.
I should point out that Inspector Richardson's roll is extremely in the periphery. He appears only periodic and only in brief passages serving in an advisory/supervisory roll to Inspector Vincent who investigates and solves the crimes. It's misleading, in this sense, to credit it as a "Richardson Mystery. The usual attention to police practices is not mitigated, however.
This is the penultimate mystery by Thomson, as far as I know, and I’m going to miss reading new stories of Scotland Yard in the 1930s when I’ve finished The Dartmoor Enigma. By the time of this book Richardson is a Chief Constable at the Yard, and Chief Inspector Vincent is the active lead investigator. It opens with a coroner’s hearing about the death of a man who was found in a barn during a driving rainstorm; the man is carrying identification, but it proves to be forged, and finding his identity is a significant part of the story. So is finding two men who apparently fled the area in a car with a bullet hole through one of its side windows. Like all of Thomson’s mysteries police procedures are meticulously detailed, although of course forensic science in the 1930s was not nearly as accurate as it has become by now. Vincent’s investigations take him to Paris and Brittany, among other places, before he succeeds in solving the case—and the ending is something of a surprise.
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