Valentine Williams (1883–1946)
Autore di The Gold Comfit Box
Sull'Autore
Serie
Opere di Valentine Williams
A Clubfoot Omnibus [The Man With the Clubfoot / The Return of Clubfoot / The Crouching Beast / The Gold Comfit Box] (1936) 4 copie
Mr. Ramosi 3 copie
The Dot-and-Carry Case 1 copia
The Riddle of Asta 1 copia
In the Shadow of Sinn Fein 1 copia
Circumstantial Evidence 1 copia
Donna Laura's Diamond 1 copia
The Man with Two Left Feet 1 copia
The Black 'F' 1 copia
The Red-Bearded Killer 1 copia
The Blue Ushabti 1 copia
The Singing Kettle 1 copia
The Pigeon Man 1 copia
Blind Guess 1 copia
Moon Maiden 1 copia
Cloak and Dagger — Autore — 1 copia
Opere correlate
My Most Exciting Story: A Collection of Stories Chosen by Their Own Authors (1936) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Williams, George Valentine
- Altri nomi
- Valentine, Douglas
- Data di nascita
- 1883-10-20
- Data di morte
- 1946-11-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
Utenti
Recensioni
Dead Man Manor: A H.B. Treadgold Mystery (Black… di Valentine Williams
A classic crime story with a better than average plot.
Another classic mystery, this one involving a woman as the central character.
“The Return of Clubfoot” by Valentine Williams was a delightful novel about a treasure hunt on a Pacific Island by the intrepid Major Okewood. The circumstances of how Okewood gains knowledge of the treasure and the subsequent pursuit by Okewood's nemesis, Clubfoot, made for a fast-paced, suspenseful, and entertaining read highlighted by a romantic interest and a satisfying ending. The only drawback was the frequent passages in German that lacked translation into English – translations that would have added to the average non-German speaking reader's enjoyment.… (altro)
An interesting story of espionage during World War I. Although some of the words in the story are not in today's lexicon, and although the story contained many German words and phrases, nevertheless, the plot and storyline were understandable, fast-paced, and collectively a page-turner. My only objection was with the ending----actually more of a postscript----that seemed overly complex and difficult to follow. Four stars may be a tad much, but three and one-half are warranted.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 48
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 305
- Popolarità
- #77,181
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 71
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 1