Unseen Hands

by Robert Orr Chipperfield

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316 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

Robert Orr Chipperfield was a pseudonym for Isabel Egenton Ostrander. She was a prolific mystery writer of the early twentieth century who also used the pseudonyms of David Fox, and Douglas Grant.

In the 1920s, Ostrander was notable enough that Agatha Christie parodied her in her Tommy and Tuppence anthology, Partners in Crime.

In the discussions of which writer invented the blind detective, Ostrander is one of the candidates.

(From Wikapedia)

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compelling murder mystery. Death is stalking the members of the Meade household--first the mother dies of apparent blood poisoning, then the oldest son in an apparent accident--but when another son is nearly killed by falling portrait, and the father injured in a fall down stairs, it's time to call in police detective Barry Odell and let him work to discover the motive behind the murders, and which member of the household wants everyone else dead. Fun fact: Robert Orr Chipperfield is a pseudonym for Isabel Ostrander.