Cuckoo Line Affair

by Andrew Garve

Book Overview

Sixty-year-old Edward Latimer is falsely accused of assault by a mysterious young woman. When the woman is later found dead, the police arrest Edward Latimer for her murder. Determined to prove their father's innocence, Latimer's two sons set out to find the real murderer. . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060804513
• ISBN13: 9780060804510
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: HarperCollins (paper)
• Weight: 5.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One of the most convincingly complex mysteries I've read

Garve is an outstanding writer and this is my favorite. A well-respected lawyer is accused of accosting a woman on a train and disinterested witnesses support the accusation. Then she turns up dead and he is charged with murder. His sons set out to clear his name. They soon discover who has set the frame and why--the difficult part is proving how. An exceedingly clever mystery that portrays both the humor and terror of false witness.

One of the most convincingly complex mysteries I've read

Garve is an outstanding writer and this is my favorite. A well-respected lawyer is accused of accosting a woman on a train and disinterested witnesses support the accusation. Then she turns up dead and his charged with murder. His sons set out to clear his name. They soon discover who has set the frame and why--the difficult part is proving how. An exceedingly clever mystery that portrays both the humor and terror of false witness.