But in this reading I was annoyed at how Tibbett treated his wife Emmy. I could only remember that I liked it the last time I read it. This is another of those books I have read before but not for many many years.
But this meeting is where things begin to go wrong for our little group, and then there is a six letter word for death. At least we do if we can keep all the names straight, which is another thing I am not too good at. They are writers of mystery novels and each one writes under a pseudonym because for various reasons no one wants the public to know their real identities. At one point the friend called the whole puzzle taradiddle, which in this case meant pretentious nonsense, and would be a great word in any style crossword puzzle.Īnyway, Tibbet and his wife go to the Isle of Wight where he is supposed to give a talk on police procedure to members of the Guess Who Club. So my brain got a little fried while all the clue discussions were taking place, but I did enjoy the conversations between Tibbett and his crossword-solving friend. I could solve only the most obvious clues in the British puzzles I tried.
I like crossword puzzles and when I was doing them frequently I was good at them. That was pretty much my reaction for the first few chapters. A crossword enthusiast friend helps him solve the puzzle (remember that this is a British style crossword wickedly difficult to work out!) but who are the people whose names spell the answers to the clues, why do they concern Tibbett, and what is the relationship between them? Is this some kind of prank, maybe? A crossword puzzle with just three clues, but with the promise of more to come soon. Chief Superintendent Henry Tibbett of Scotland Yard receives a crossword puzzle in the mail one day.
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