The Coroner Doubts: A Philip Tolefree Mystery

by R.A.J. Walling

“An F.R.S.—a Coroner in doubt about his own verdict—Cox and Bland. A big case, sir. You can’t keep out.” Limpenny, keen archaeologist, is found dead at his cottage on Dartmoor, apparently by suicide. But the coroner, Mr. Rose, is not so sure. Although a jury has found in favour of suicide, Rose decides to call in a third party to consider the case from a new angle. Enter Philip Tolefree, insurance agent and clandestine private detective.... Originally published in 1938, this is a vintage murder mystery from the golden age of crime fiction.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2020

About the author

Robert Alfred John Walling (11 January 1869, Exeter – 4 September 1949 Plympton) was an English journalist and author of detective novels, who signed his works "R. A. J. Walling".

See also Robert Alfred John Walling.

Reviews

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very clever plot but over complicated and (I found) difficult to follow.
My least favourite of the Tolefree series so far.