Supt. Ross Series (1-2) by J.J. Connington
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Overview: Alfred Walter Stewart, who wrote under the pen name J. J. Connington, was born in Glasgow, the youngest of three sons of Reverend Dr Stewart. He graduated from Glasgow University and pursued an academic career as a chemistry professor, working for the Admiralty during the First World War. Known for his ingenious and carefully worked-out puzzles and in-depth character development, he was admired by a host of his better-known contemporaries, including Dorothy L. Sayers and John Dickson Carr, who both paid tribute to his influence on their work. He married Jessie Lily Courts in 1916 and they had one daughter.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery /Thriller
#1 – The Eye In The Museum
TThe Eye in the Museum, first published in 1930, is the first book in author J. J. Connington’s series featuring Superintendent Ross of Scotland Yard. This ‘golden-age’ mystery centers on a young woman, Joyce Hazlemere, and her wealthy Aunt Evelyn. The aunt, who can become violent when drunk, stands to inherit the Hazlemere estate instead of Joyce. Miss Hazlemere speculates on the possibility of her aunt’s death when the next day Evelyn is found murdered, and Superintendent Ross is called in to solve the mystery and catch the killer.
#2 – The Two Tickets Puzzle
The Two Ticket Puzzle, first published in 1930, is a traditional British murder mystery; the victim is killed by a gunshot aboard a local train; however, the autopsy reveals that the fatal bullets were of differing calibers. Several suspects are immediately evident: his wife’s lover, an employee with a grudge, and a young heiress. Police Superintendent Ross sets out to methodically solve the mystery based on a number of clues and pieces of evidence.
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