Inspector Wilkins series by James Anderson (#1-3)
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Overview: James Anderson was a British author. He is most well known for his books featuring Inspector Wilkins. Set in the 1930s, the books are set in a large fictional British estate, or Stately Home of George Henry Aylvin Saunders, the 12th Earl of Burford. The books are a humorous look at the Golden Age type of mystery, which feature whodunnits set during a house party, and contain joking references to Inspector Appleby, the detective created by Michael Innes, or Inspector Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh, and to the well-known private detective Hercule Poirot, invented by Agatha Christie.
Genre: Mystery
The Affair of the Blood Stained Egg Cosy (Inspector Wilkins # 1)
The 1930s country house party packed with crooks, cops, and the usual suspects frame the perfect scene of the crime. This one assembles all the right ingredients — the theft of the fabled diamond necklace, the purloined antique pistols, the secret passage, the ravishing baroness with a past, the body in the lake… What a pretty puzzle! "Don’t expect me to solve anything," Inspector Wilkens announces. But of course, he does: theft, espionage, impersonations (triple, at the very least), blackmail, murder. The suspects include a noble host and hostess, a jewel thief and foreign agents in disguise, bright young things, mysterious mature men, a Texas millionaire, and, of course, the butler. Crime connoisseurs will recognize the ingredients for a zany pastiche, a delightful romp paying tribute to the past while titillating the present. And what does the blood-stained egg cosy have to do with anything?
The Affair of the Mutilated Mink (Inspector Wilkins # 2)
The Earl of Burford hosts another slightly batty, thoroughly baffling house party…. George Henry Alwyn Saunders, 12th in his line, has taken a fancy to films. He’s nearly killed with delight when a movie mogul wants Alderly, the Burfords’ 17th century country estate, for the set of a new Rex Ransom epic. The bronzed, handsome star has long thrilled the loopy lord with dazzling deeds on the silver screen. Less than thrilled is the Countess, who’s suddenly playing hostess to a Hollywood crowd and a growing guest list that includes a long-lost cousin and a shady second spouse, two suitors for the Burford’s willful daughter Lady Geraldine, an eccentric screenwriter protesting the pirating of his work, a sultry, sparky femme fatale, a professional blackmailer….
The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks (Inspector Wilkins # 3)
Who ever tires of the zany British country house murder? "But Lavinia, I don’t want people staying here," said the Earl. "After the last two house parties, we agreed no more." "This wouldn’t be a house party, George, it’s nine guests for one night." "But the last two times we’ve had people here it’s been disastrous." "This is quite different. These people are family, not spies and jewel thieves and blackmailers and film stars. And when one occupies an historic house such as Alderley, one cannot shut its doors, because of a few unfortunate incidents." Lord Burford’s misgivings were understandable. After all, the "unfortunate incidents" had been murders. But these people were travelling a long way for the funeral of an elderly relative. There was nowhere else for them to stay in the village, so the Earl really had to offer them accommodations at Alderley, the Burfords’ Carolean mansion. Things started to go wrong when one of guests claimed she had knowledge that would ruin the others’ reputations. But nobody took that seriously. Until, that is, she was found murdered… Lord Burford had never been so relieved as when Chief Inspector Wilkins arrived. Again!
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