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Blindfolded: Murder Mystery Novel
Giles Dudley arrives in California to take a new job and lodge with his distant cousin and best friend, Henry Wilton, who also happens to be his double. He soon finds his friend is much changed and worried about some unknown evil influence that he's unable to explain without breaking a confidence—but he wants Giles to help him save a child from this syndicate of a threat. However, there's no time to learn much before Henry is brutally murdered! A local policeman thinks Giles is Henry and then warns him to keep Henry's identity until the crime is solved. Can Giles "Henry" stay alive long enough to find out who and where the child is, and stop the bad guys in time?
273 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 1906
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May 14, 2018
I'd seen or heard something of Walcott's work a couple years ago and decided to try out one of his stories. I found this one online and ordered it, but when I saw the cover I thought it was a romantic comedy. Now, I should know better than to trust a cover on an old book without reading the beginning, but I didn't take the time. Last week I picked it up again and found a fast-paced thriller!
Here's a quick summary: Giles Dudley arrives in California to take a new job and lodge with his distant cousin and best friend, Henry Wilton, who also happens to be his double. He soon finds his friend is much changed and worried about some unknown evil influence that he's unable to explain without breaking a confidence—but he wants Giles to help him save a child from this syndicate of a threat. However, there's no time to learn much before Henry is brutally murdered! A local policeman thinks Giles is Henry and then warns him to keep Henry's identity until the crime is solved. Can Giles "Henry" stay alive long enough to find out who and where the child is, and stop the bad guys in time?
This one definitely kept me guessing. Bad guys everywhere, eccentric Mother Borton, likable and plucky Detective Corson, beautiful Luella Knapp, forceful Dodderidge Knapp, and so on...each character is colorful. What little romance is there is definitely not the main focus of the story. There's, however, a fair bit of profanity, so be aware of that.
Here's a quick summary: Giles Dudley arrives in California to take a new job and lodge with his distant cousin and best friend, Henry Wilton, who also happens to be his double. He soon finds his friend is much changed and worried about some unknown evil influence that he's unable to explain without breaking a confidence—but he wants Giles to help him save a child from this syndicate of a threat. However, there's no time to learn much before Henry is brutally murdered! A local policeman thinks Giles is Henry and then warns him to keep Henry's identity until the crime is solved. Can Giles "Henry" stay alive long enough to find out who and where the child is, and stop the bad guys in time?
This one definitely kept me guessing. Bad guys everywhere, eccentric Mother Borton, likable and plucky Detective Corson, beautiful Luella Knapp, forceful Dodderidge Knapp, and so on...each character is colorful. What little romance is there is definitely not the main focus of the story. There's, however, a fair bit of profanity, so be aware of that.
September 23, 2013
Murder mysteries are not my usual genre, but this one is a page-turner, and exquisitely written. One chapter is on a visit to San Francisco's Chinatown, with interesting commentary on Western views of the Chinese ("they all look alike" kinds of things, but very well handled here). Tight structure, in spite of its length, and information is revealed at just the right pace and times to make the plot full of surprises. Listened to the Librivox audio version - very nicely read, all by the same reader - while following along in the Gutenberg online text in iBook format on an iPad. Was great mealtime reading, and I got through it very quickly!
July 28, 2014
Upon meeting a friend, a young man ends up in the midst of a most bizarre state of affairs...
The book was fast-paced & exciting, i would recommend it to anyone craving a classic action/adventure/mystery read...
The book was fast-paced & exciting, i would recommend it to anyone craving a classic action/adventure/mystery read...
May 8, 2023
Mystery/romance with bizarrely interesting twists. Classically non offensive. Well narrated (Roger Melin- his review below).and recommended. Free edition sites below.
REVIEW FROM “CHIRP” ($7.99) because I didn’t put any substance into the above review. Added 05/08/23).
“This suspenseful work plays like a classic movie by Alfred Hitchcock! A young man, our hero named Giles; finds himself in a situation he has no control over, and the listener’s fun and excitement is all about being pulled along on this ride featuring a multitude of twists and revelations. Giles comes to San Francisco, summoned by his cousin to assist him in some urgent matter. What matter? Where has the cousin disappeared to?”
Free book at:
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Giles Dudley is called upon by his cousin Henry Wilton to assist him in San Francisco, but the reason for the summons is not at all clear. Dudley answers the summons, only to find himself immediately wrapped in the middle of mystery and intrigue, the roots and ends of which he is utterly unaware. He has been given to care for a mysterious young boy whom he hasn't even seen. His cousin has mysteriously disappeared. Dudley's role in the mystery has him convinced that as he goes about trying to assist his cousin with whatever it was he wanted to accomplish, he does so completely blindfolded. (Summary by Roger Melin)
REVIEW FROM “CHIRP” ($7.99) because I didn’t put any substance into the above review. Added 05/08/23).
“This suspenseful work plays like a classic movie by Alfred Hitchcock! A young man, our hero named Giles; finds himself in a situation he has no control over, and the listener’s fun and excitement is all about being pulled along on this ride featuring a multitude of twists and revelations. Giles comes to San Francisco, summoned by his cousin to assist him in some urgent matter. What matter? Where has the cousin disappeared to?”
Free book at:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7788
Free audiobook at Librivox:
https://audiobook-mp3.com/en-audio-11...
Giles Dudley is called upon by his cousin Henry Wilton to assist him in San Francisco, but the reason for the summons is not at all clear. Dudley answers the summons, only to find himself immediately wrapped in the middle of mystery and intrigue, the roots and ends of which he is utterly unaware. He has been given to care for a mysterious young boy whom he hasn't even seen. His cousin has mysteriously disappeared. Dudley's role in the mystery has him convinced that as he goes about trying to assist his cousin with whatever it was he wanted to accomplish, he does so completely blindfolded. (Summary by Roger Melin)
September 10, 2010
Listening to the audio book from librivox.org
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