The Missing Link

by Katharine Farrer, Tom Schantz (Introduction), Enid Schantz (Introduction)

Inspector Richard Ringwood, an Oxford-educated gentleman copper, helps a classmate, John Link, find out who snatched his child from a pram in their front yard in Oxford. In the Sayers, Marsh and Innes tradition.

Genres: Mystery

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

Reviews

[Lila · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first of the Ringwood mysteries, the newly engaged detecting couple take on an Oxford University focused kidnapping of the Link baby, hence the title. Farrer is notable for her alliance with the Inklings.

The mystery tries to take on an anti-progressive stance with over concern parenting from professors and a mad sociologist with peculiar semi-Darwinian ideas. The plot shows its age with gypsy suspects.

[Eric Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit of fun. At the same time a view into an English past that for better and worse doesn't exist any more. It reminded me of Flavia DeLuce.

[Helen Lisl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Faintly amusing tosh

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oxford don's baby is stolen

[Mike Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

bizzare and dated bookm - full review here

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