Hand in Glove, (Paperback)

from jimrbrown

It's a couple of years since I last read a Goddard and this book is one of his classics. All his books seem to flit across several locations, mainly rural UK ones, and have a wide variety of characters (albeit that many are predictable and cliche-ridden). His research is immaculate and in this bo...

from miketroll

Robert Goddard is a master of the mystery genre. Beware - if you read one of his books, you'll probably want to read them all 13 or 14 off the reel. This one, like many of RG's books, is set mainly in southern England, but the elaborate plot also moves the action to New York, paris and wartime Sp...

from miketroll

Robert Goddard is a master of the mystery genre. Beware - if you read one of his books, you'll probably want to read them all 13 or 14 off the reel. This one, like many of RG's books, is set mainly in southern England, but the elaborate plot also moves the action to New York, paris and wartime Spain

from janerawoof

More of a 3.5. Not quite as good as the other Goddard I've read, In Pale Battalions, but I feel it's still a notch or two above contemporary mysteries. The story begins with the cold-blooded murder of the sister, Beatrix, of a famous poet, Tristram Abberley. At first it is thought Beatrix has bee...

from miketroll

Robert Goddard is a master of the mystery genre. Beware - if you read one of his books, you'll probably want to read them all 13 or 14 off the reel. This one, like many of RG's books, is set mainly in southern England, but the elaborate plot also moves the action to New York, paris and wartime ...