The Westwood Mystery: A Chief Inspector Pointer Mystery

Chief Inspector Pointer #13

by A.E. Fielding

Sir Adam Youdale, a prominent member of the Bar, is murdered at Westwood, his house in Wimbledon, by being smothered with a pillow.

His death was a timely occurrence for several people, including Lady Youdale, his wife; the financier, Sturge, whose criminal activites are on the point of being discovered by Sir Adam; the mysterious Monsieur Gaudet, who is a friend of Youdale's French secretary, Mlle Le Brun.

Chief Inspector Pointer of Scotland Yard is sent to investigate, but is baffled by the disappearance of a most important clue. He sticks pertinaciously to his task, however, and his solution is brilliant and unexpected.

Genres: Mystery

298 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1935

About the author

A. Fielding (also known as Archibald Fielding or A.E. Fielding) was a pseudonym of Dorothy Feilding.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Make no mistake--if one likes Fielding's mysteries, it's for the plot, not the fine writing or characterization. The most entertaining character in this book is Lady Youdale, the unloving wife of noted barrister Sir Adam Youdale, and she fades out of the picture too early for me. When Sir Adam is found dead in his bedroom after telling his solicitor that he wants to divorce his wife so he can marry his French secretary, there are a few obvious suspects. But Pointer of Scotland Yard recognizes that none of the obvious explanations make sense of all the clues he finds in Yeoman's suburban house. And, sure enough, it takes another near-miss murder before the details of the crime are explained.

[Gerry · Rating 2 out of 5]

A rather turgid, slow-moving thriller in which a prominent member of the bar is murdered and Pointer of Scotland Yard investigares.

Little excitement and very little action make it somewhat a dull read.