Inspector George Felse Mystery Fallen Into the Pit, (Paperback)

from themulhern

This book is written in a style that certain female British authors seem to have adopted in the 30s through the 50s. Another author who wrote similarly is Mary Renault in her contemporary novels and Dorothy Sayers in her later Lord Peter mysteries. The style is hard to describe, but very recogniz...

from antiquary

Vivid post World War 2 setting -- an unpleasant German POW released for farm work is killed after a quarrel that involved a charismatic teacher of Felse's young son Dominic, who investigates on his own. The unpleasant German in peaceful English village setting reminds me of one of the storoes in ...

from stuart10er

Inspector Felse mystery regarding a former German soldier held in the UK who works in an open pit coal mine in 1951.

from MrsLee

This is a good mystery. Inspector Felse grows on you.

from BonnieJune54

I liked the whole atmosphere in this mystery. It's a village in post-war UK. They are wondering can they go back to life before the war? Should they? It shows how people who are together in a small village their whole lifes manage to get along. I think it has the right balance between being overl...