Death of an Honourable Member

Sergeant Bragg & Constable Morton #2

by Ray Harrison

Sergeant Joseph Bragg and Constable James Morton investigate the mysterious death of Sir Walter Greville, an eminent Member of Parliament

Genres: Mystery, Historical Mystery

200 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Raymond Vincent Harrison was born in the United Kingdom in 1928.

At one time he spent seven years working for the Inland Revenue Department of the British Government.

He began his Sergeant Bragg and Constable Morton series with 'French Ordinary Murder' (aka 'Why Kill Arthur Potter?) in 1983 and up to 1998 he had written 16 in the series.

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another intriguing if not always absorbing Bragg and Morton story, this time involving the death of a London Tory MP with an attractive young widow, fallen down the stairs at his palatial home. Suspects include members of his constituency committee meeting there on the night of the murder and some at the struggling bank of which he was chairman. It’s the lightly humorous touch, the early 1890s London atmosphere, the appeal of Bragg and Morton, plus good red-herrings in a brief read with, at times, too much trivial detail. 3.5 stars

[Cindie · Rating 3 out of 5]

What makes this a three star instead of a four is the solution appearing to the reader before it seems to be obvious to Bragg or Morton.