I read this because Invisible Event is going to discuss it in spoilerrific detail and I’m hoping to join in. This first paragraph will not be full of spoilers. I have not enjoyed the two previous Carrs I read. I found them both rather tedious and completely unbelievable, but this one is different. I still find the ending pretty improbable, but I was entertained along the way and that makes a big difference. Young Hugh Rowland is in love with Brenda White who’s engaged to sleazy Frank Dorrance. Frank catches them kissing and pretends not to mind much and the two exchange threats through a tennis game including the neighbor and sitting out the thunderstorm that follows. Any of these could have a motive for doing in Frank, who is done in shortly after they separate after the storm. There’s also the boyfriend of a woman Frank had an affair with lurking about. The pace is good, the characters are lively. I found the boyfriend quite amusing when we finally meet him. I’m not sure there’s a whole lot to discuss with this one, but I will go see and maybe add more to my review below. I was completely confused by the surface of this tennis court, but have to assume they were like this in the 30s, essentially turning to mud in the rain and then back into a hard surface fairly quickly after.
This is the first of my Follow the Clues books.