J. J. Connington – författare

''A really first-rate detective story'' T. S. Eliot When twin brothers Roger and Neville Shandon are murdered by poisoned darts in Whistlefield''s famous hedge maze, Sir Clinton Driffield arrives to restore order. He finds two terrified witnesses - visitors to the estate - and clues aplenty in this brilliantly conceived and meticulously realized country-house mystery.

''Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction'' Spectator In Clinton Driffield''s second case he must tangle with a plethora of crimes including robbery, murder and a disappearance - not to mention a Family Curse, and a less than sympathetic victim ...

''Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction'' Spectator When a locum doctor is called out one foggy night to a case of scarlet fever, he mistakes one house for another and discovers a young man lying in a pool of blood, who manages to choke out a dying message. This intriguing clue-laden third case for Sir Clinton Driffield has its origin in a dark scheme that reveals as much about the means for murder as its motivation.

''Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction'' SpectatorIn the fourth Sir Clinton Driffield mystery, the detective finds himself up against a missing heir, an accidental bigamist, a series of secret marriages and impersonations and an ingenious scientific murder. Aided by his wit and powers of reasoning, as well as Wendover, his very own Watson, Sir Clinton once again succeeds in piecing together a solution as the novel reaches its thrilling climax.

''Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction'' Spectator When Sir Clinton Driffield travels to the village of Raynham Parva to visit his sister, he little imagines that his latest case will involve his own family. His niece has married an Argentinian, and the village is soon filled with exotic incomers, one of whom appears to have been a foreign agent.This unusual case presents Sir Clinton with three interlocking mysteries, which lead to a startling conclusion.

When Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield goes to stay with his friend Wendover, mysterious goings-on in the boathouse he owns soon attract the duo''s attention. Lights go on and off, strangers come in and out, and a game warden is found murdered nearby. And as they work to solve the crime, a second body is dredged up from the lake ...''Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction'' Spectator

Nine men formed a sweepstake syndicate. One man died. To forestall legal argument they agreed that only living members should share any winnings. They won £241,920. And then the deadly arithmetic began. Nine less one left eight shares worth £30,240; Eight less one left seven shares worth £34,560; Seven less one left six shares worth £40,320; Six less one left five shares worth £48,384. Who was killing for profit? And who would be left to collect?

Philip Castleford was more than worried. Were all those years he had spent attending to Winifred''s whims, enduring her habits, to count for nothing? He hadn''t minded it too much for he thought that his daughter Hilary would have security - but now he found her shabbily treated and his own position undermined by his wife''s grasping brothers.Such were the affairs at Carron Hill one fine morning when Winifred was discovered murdered in the deserted summer house ...