The Worm of Death

It's my first from this series and I enjoyed that is sort of art related and also the Petronius reference.
I found the pool of characters interesting to observe and I enjoyed following the detective, mostly for the dialogues.
I felt like the descriptions weren't as good. Not only is Nigel labeling the suspects but he does it redundantly. As an example, whenever it came to Harold, it had to be mentioned him being uxorious. This is a nice word and might show an intellectual inclination in Nigel towards classical languages, but it surely doesn't need to appear a thousand times to make a point.

Another very satisfying book by Nich0las Blake, this man can just turn and twist a story in a very clever ways, just when you think you got it covered, out springs a double twist. His wordsmanship is just brilliant, his stories so readable, the pictures he paints are just so for the era.

The pseudonym Nicholas Blake was used by the poet Cecil Day-Lewis for the mysteries that he wrote. I read all of his Nigel Strangeways mysteries many years ago and was very excited when the titles began to be re-issued. In the past, I especially enjoyed the relationships between Nigel and the women in his life, Georgia and Clare. In this book, readers find Clare.

The mystery itself centers on Dr. Piers Loudon and his family. What happened to him? Was a family member responsible? How will Nigel resolve the case?

As noted, this title is part of an older series but I do think that it is worth a read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.