Murder in Perspective: An Architectural Mystery

Merlin Richards #1

by Keith Miles

An architect leaves Wales to find success in America, but instead finds himself accused of murdering a beautiful young designer on the site of an Arizona hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery

250 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1997

About the author

Pseudonyms: Edward Marston, A.E. Marston, Martin Inigo, Conrad Allen, David Garland, Christopher T. Mountjoy

Keith Miles (born 1940) is an English author, who writes under his own name and also historical fiction and mystery novels under the pseudonym Edward Marston. He is known for his mysteries set in the world of Elizabethan theater. He has also written a series of novels based on events in the Domesday Book.

The protagonist of the theater series is Nicholas Bracewell, the bookholder of a leading Elizabethan theater company (in an alternate non-Shakespearean universe).

The latter series' two protagonists are the Norman soldier Ralph Delchard and the former novitiate turned lawyer Gervase Bret, who is half Norman and half Saxon.

His latest series of novels are based in early Victorian period and revolve around the fictional railway detective Inspector Robert Colbeck.

Series:
* City Hospital
* Action Scene
* Alan Saxon
* Merlin Richards

Reviews

[Homerun2 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this for two reasons: I am an admirer of one of the author's other series, and I just recently visited Taleisin West and was interested in the setting and Frank Lloyd Wright angle.

But, sadly, as others have said, this is not a very good book. One dimensional characters and wooden writing.

I do recommend the Nicholas Bracewell series under the name Edward Marston.

[Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mildly entertaining because of the connection to Frank Lloyd Wright. Otherwise, not much here.

[Sharon · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this book to be poorly written with stiff dialogue and one dimensional characters. A few scant facts about Frank Lloyd Wright are included but other wise there is little to learn about architecture in what is billed as an "architectural mystery. Not recommended.

[Regine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay.