278 pages

4 stars

Mrs. Penelope Blow, recently widowed, lives in a house full of horrible people. When she falls out of an upstairs window, the local constabulary puts it down to an accidental fall. When Inspector Littlejohn arrives on the scene, he notices some discrepancies. He is not so sure that it was an accident.

The reader gets to meet some very colorful and interesting people in this story. As in all of Mr. Bellairs' books, there are moments of humor interspersed in the storyline. This is an old time mystery written with style and panache. I truly enjoy the Littlejohn books, and am always glad to see another come out in reprint. This was a time before forensics and all the technological gadgets that we have nowadays. These cases were solved with foot leather and superb interviewing techniques.

I want to thank NetGalley and Agora Books for forwarding to me a copy of this most delightful book for me to read, enjoy and review.