Somewhere in This House

Lieutenant Valcour #2

by Rufus King

The Sturm House has an atmosphere of the unpleasant. The shooting of Alice Tribeau only adds to the that impression for Lt. Valcour, as he arrives in the midst of a storm to begin his investigation. Wealthy socialite Mrs. Sturm claims the gun was fired by someone outside the house -- but Valcour had other ideas... The second volume in the classic Lt. Valcour mystery series!

Genres: Mystery

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1929

About the author

Rufus King was an American author of Whodunit crime novels. He created two series of detective stories: the first one with Reginald De Puyster, a sophisticated detective similar to Philo Vance, and the second one with his more famous character, the Lieutenant Valcour.

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Reviews

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

This very atmospheric short novel is my first foray into Rufus King territory.

In some ways it has the trappings of a classic mystery, with its isolated, snow-bound house, limited cast of suspects, glamorous wife, wealthy but ineffective husband, domineering rich patriarch and slightly mysterious detective.

However, it is more a psychological study of a woman, and the murderous results of her behaviour and secret relationships, mainly set, and largely concluded, in the course of one night.

Very readable and most enjoyable.
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3.5 stars

[Victoria & David Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little mystery circa 1930. Snowbound house, limited suspects, murder.