The Division Bell Mystery
Apr. 15th, 2019 12:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charlie_cochraneAll finished now and while it wasn't a great book in terms of the mystery itself, it was well written and the insight into the Civil Service (very much forerunning 'Yes Minister') and into the way parliament was run was amusing. The House of Commons of 1932 is much the same as the House of Commons of today.
The only downer was the main character, Robert West, who was simply a bit wet. And who, instead of ending up with either his old pal Don Shaw (with whom the mutual attraction was striking) or the nice MP Gracie Richards, became besotted with a dull, self-centred, adulterous cow of a character.
The only downer was the main character, Robert West, who was simply a bit wet. And who, instead of ending up with either his old pal Don Shaw (with whom the mutual attraction was striking) or the nice MP Gracie Richards, became besotted with a dull, self-centred, adulterous cow of a character.
