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The
Postmaster's Daughter
by Louis Tracy, 1916
If you enjoy mystery/detective stories (like me), then you would
know there are probably broadly classified about 5 different types
of detectives.
You have the Holmes type: intense, no sense of
humour, usually offset by his intellectual inferior - poor
watson.
The Hercule Poirot type: smart alecky, quick
witted, physically not macho.
The Film Noir type: The original gritty, brawny
P.I. , smokes like a chimney - usually suave but have commitment
issues. Limited Wardrobe (else why do they always wear suede hats
and trench coats?).
The Teenage type: Nancy Drew, Fatty, Hardy
Boys
The Social Misfit Type: Deathnote Fellow,
Curious Incident of Dog in Midnight
Some are a combination of more than one type.
So in this story, the detectives belong to the Hercule Poirot
type - funny and witty.
So the ending of the story doesn't really tie up all that well,
but oh well, its pulp fiction and pretty enjoyable reading if only
for the parts where Detective Furneaux and Winter feature.
Anyway it's free. so download it at the link above.
