Murderer at Large

by Donald Henderson

Young Erik Farmer, set punishingly to work on the family farm after his mother's death, suffers terribly at the hands of his hated father. When a botched attempt at forgery forces him to leave his Midlands home for London, Farmer is determined to use his ill-gotten gains to acheive the life of ease he always wanted. But when a further setback leaves him with nothing, Farmer finds himself contemplating the most desperate of measures in pursuit of his dreams of avarice...

Originally published in 1936, Donald Henderson's first novel is a gripping and suspenseful story of an uncompromising multiple-murderer, and a must-read for all fans of classic British crime fiction.

Genres: Mystery

377 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 28, 2019

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whilst there's an almost cartoonish element to Farmer's piling of misdeed upon misdeed as necessity demands, the plot twist which Henderson builds in and reveals beautifully, comes as a surprise and leads to the downfall of a lead character, who despite all his faults and Machiavellian activity, did get a measure of sympathy from me, as he struggles against the bad hand dealt him.

Murderer At Large is complementary to his Mr Bowling Buys A Newspaper, and I will get round to reading Goodbye To Murder too, on the strength of both books aleady consumed.

[D Titchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very different to the usual murder crime genre. Felt very British, rather like a black and white film of it's time.