She was educated at Overstone Girls' School in Northampton and joined the WAAF in 1939. "Penny" Moyes was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 19 January 1923, the daughter of Marion ("Molly") Strachan and Ernest Pakenham-Walsh, who had been in the Indian civil service and was a High Court judge in Madras. She wrote several juveniles and short stories. One of them, Who Saw Her Die ( Many Deadly Returns in the USA) was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1971.
Reading diary: JOSEPHINE PULLEIN-THOMPSON, PATRICI.Patricia Pakenham-Walsh, also known as Patricia Moyes (19 January 1923 – 2 August 2000) was a British mystery writer.THE GROWN-UP SCHOOL STORY LIST (updated ).Reading diary: DORITA FAIRLIE BRUCE, WINIFRED DARCH.Reading diary: JOSEPHINE PULLEIN-THOMPSON.
And it certainly was well worth the 1/3 of a pound price!
So, someday down the road on my second reading I might well like it more. I also must admit that I tend to enjoy mysteries more on second readings when I know the ending and can watch the book being put together. Certainly a great plot, with a medical and scientific twist that in some ways reminds me of The Documents in the Case, Dorothy Sayers' non-Lord Peter mystery. I guess the whole "I'll resign my post if I can't solve this perfect crime" was a bit tough since I don't already "know" how he normally interacts with his career. If I had known them from previous books, it might well have had me enjoy it more, just as I have come to love Miss Marple and can enjoy those of the series that for some reason are less strong, because they show me more of Miss Marple. Perhaps in part because it is my first book in the series and I was getting to know the Tibbetts. I did enjoy it, and am interested in more books in the series, but perhaps didn't love quite as much as you did. I read Many Deadly Returns while we were away for a couple of days.
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