Review by Nick Fuller
2/5
The first book of the Pendexter Saga, in which Simon Pendexter, a retired master-builder, suffers an attempt on his life and is subsequently poisoned. His step-daughter, with whom the priggish young Watson is infatuated, is arrested but released. Although the real murderer is obvious from the start, neither the young Wilson nor the colourless Dr. Tancred succeed in proving their case, or even in doing much detecting. Instead, there are repetitions of the evidence ad nauseam, too much speculation without substance, so that the plot revolves without ever advancing.
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