#Henrietta Clandon

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The Essex Murders

A review of The Essex Murders by Vernon Loder – 240328 After reading some of John Vahey’s books under his nom de plume of Henrietta Clandon, I decided to sample some of his novels written under his more familiar pseudonym, Vernon Loder. The Essex Murders, known by the alternative title of The Death Pool, was originally published in 1930 and is the first, albeit of only two, in his Inspector…

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Power On The Scent

My thoughts on Power on the Scent by #HenriettaClandon reissued by @DeanStPress #CrimeFiction #BookReview

A review of Power on the Scent by Henrietta Clandon – 240307 I seem to be on a random sort of thematic chain at the moment. Having just finished two books that involved a poison despatched by dart I now have two books, of which this is the second, where a wasp, one actual and in this case putative, make an appearance. Originally published in 1937 Power on the Scent is another novel that John…

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This Delicate Murder

My thoughts on This Delicate Murder by #HenriettaClandon reissued by @DeanStPress #CrimeFiction #BookReview

A review of This Delicate Murder by Henrietta Clandon – 240212 The prolific Anglo-Irish writer John Vahey published books under a number of pseudonyms including Henrietta Clandon. This Delicate Murder, originally published in 1936 and reissued by Dean Street Press, uses a lesser used trope from Golden Age detective fiction, a shooting party, this one held at Chustable Manor. In what is a form of…

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Good By Stealth

My thoughts on Goodby Stealth by #HenriettaClandon reissued by @DeanStPress #CrimeFiction #BookReview

A review of Good By Stealth by Henrietta Clandon – 240112 John Vahey, a prolific Northern Irish writer, published books under six pseudonyms, including Henrietta Clandon. Good by Stealth originally came out in 1936 and is one of four of Clandon’s works reissued by Dean Street Press, and is reminiscent, without the twist, of Richard Hull’s 1934 debut, The Murder of my Aunt. There is no murder, no…

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Inquest

My thoughts on Inquest by #HenriettaClandon reissued by @DeanStPress #CrimeFiction #BookReview

A review of Inquest by Henrietta Clandon – 231223 One of the many noms de plume which the prolific writer, John Vahey, used was Henrietta Clandon. I have not read any of Vahey’s books before and Inquest, originally published in 1933 and reissued by Dean Street Press, is the first he published under the guise of Clandon. It is at times witty, with some sharp observations and the characters are…