A Trout in the Milk

Martin Ainsworth #3

by Michael Underwood

He braced his shoulders against the back of James Geddy's swivel chair and stretched out his arms luxuriously. It was the same chair that he was found in the next morning, though now pinned in a stiff, ungainly pose of violent death . . .

The setting is a barristers' chambers in Temple, London. And the barristers, their clerks, their pupils and their instructing solicitors all form part of the cast of suspects for a very bloody murder . . .

Genres: Mystery

189 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

"Michael Underwood" was the pseudonym of British writer John Michael Evelyn. He published his first mystery novel, Murder on Trial, in 1954. His series characters were Martin Ainsworth and Inspector (later Superintendent) Simon Manton.

Evelyn was educated at Christ Church College Oxford and Grays Inn London. He was called to the Bar in 1939 but joined the British Army to serve during WWII until 1946, attaining the rank of Major. He returned to a career in law with the Department of Public Prosecutions, serving for some thirty years until his retirement in 1976.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

My enjoyment of this book was tempered by two factors: first, my utter ignorance of the British legal system and second, a fairly unlikeable lead detective.

[treva]

Yeah, you know what a murder mystery shouldn't do? Make you fall asleep. Twice.