A review by sscs
The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham

3.0

It's a product of its time. In many ways a classic old school English Manor murder mystery, it has some pacing issues and it does not follow some of the conventions that make a mystery satisfying to read. That said, the exit from the house in question was more fun than anything else of its type I've ever read and I feel like Ann Patchett's Bel Canto, a far superior book, owes a debt to this one.