Sat 30 Mar 2013
Reviewed by William F. Deeck: HERBERT COREY – Crime at Cobb’s House.
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THE BACKWARD REVIEWER
William F. Deeck
William F. Deeck
HERBERT COREY – Crime at Cobb’s House. D. Appleton-Century, hardcover, 1934
For reasons best known to himself, the wealthy Charley Cobb hires Thomas Milne, lawyer and private detective. At Cobb’s estate in the horse country of Virginia a double murder takes place, perhaps in retaliation for an earlier unsolved double murder.
Tedium, at least for the reader, prevails here, and then it’s off to Washington, D.C., for additional boredom in a different setting.
A selection in Appleton-Century’s “Tired Business Man’s Library,” Corey’s novel is fitting. Soporific sums it up.
— From The MYSTERY FANcier, Vol. 13, No. 1, Winter 1991.
Editorial Comment: This is the author’s only entry in Al Hubin’s Revised Crime Fiction IV.
March 30th, 2013 at 5:20 pm
When Bill Deeck took the hammer in his hand, it always did a clean job .
Boom !
No wishy-washy from Deeck.
The Doc
March 30th, 2013 at 6:09 pm
These reviews should be collected under the title Fahrenheit 451: Doing It the Proper Way by William F. Deeck.
I’ve been wanting to do a worst-of list of mysteries I hated in this style, ever I began blogging, but I just know it will end up being a snarky, mean-spirited piece.
March 31st, 2013 at 9:14 am
Bill didn’t write many negative reviews. He seemed to find something positive to say about most of the books he read. On the other hand, I’m sure he didn’t bother reading books he knew he wouldn’t care for ahead of time. I know I don’t.
And TomCat, you’re right. Even though he didn’t care for this particular one, he wasn’t mean-spirited about it. Not in my opinion, anyway.
March 30th, 2013 at 6:48 pm
Well, there IS stuff about that is simply bad. And there was Deeck to say so, in no uncertain words.
On the other hand, he also liked other works, and well…
But used chocolate should be called just that, old, or new .
The Doc