The Case of the Counterfeit Colonel by Christopher Bush

Ludovic Travers runs a private inquiry agency in the days after the great war. One day, a man named Henry Clandon comes to him and asks if Travers can find a man by the name of David Seeway. Apparently, Seeway saved Clandon in the war and now Clandon would like to talk to him again. Seeway also mentions the name Archie Debbins and the town of Bassingford. So, Travers is off on a journey that twists and turns around itself. A fairly straightforward mystery throughout most of the book, Travers is able to locate one of the men, but, when he shows up, the man has been murdered. Then, it just gets really complicated and there is a giant exposition dump at the end of the story that I felt didn't so much fill in holes in the solution as create it from whole cloth.

I picked up this as a result of listening to the Classic Mysteries podcast.

Three stars
This book came out in 1952

Follows The Case of the Happy Medium

Followed by The Case of the Burnt Bohemian

Borrowed as ebook from Hoopla

Opinions are my own

Dancing Death by Christopher Bush

There's a party planned, one that happens every year but this year, there's a big snow storm coming in so the people left over are the ones staying in or near the house. And it's an interesting crew that remains. Among them are sisters who don't seem very close, a writer who is down on his luck, and Ludovic Travers. Then, the electricity goes out and two people die. A stranded motorist shows up and there's another body. About 2/3 of the way through the book, the police show up and work with Travers to solve the crime.

It was very atmospheric and very convoluted. An interesting read and another good recommendation from the Classic Mysteries podcast.

Three stars
This book came out January 1, 1931

Follows Murder at Fenwold

Followed by Dead Man's Music

Borrowed as ebook from Hoopla

Opinions are my own