The Lazy Detective

Detective fiction from the golden age of British crime writing, this book comes from an author who knew police work from the inside. George Dilnot spent years reporting on Scotland Yard before turning to fiction, and that grounding shows in his patient attention to method and evidence. The title plays on a familiar figure in the genre, the investigator who looks idle, indifferent, even half asleep, while a quick mind quietly gathers the clues everyone else overlooks. Readers who enjoy the measured puzzles of writers like Freeman Wills Crofts will recognize the pleasures on offer, the slow tightening of a case toward its solution. Offered here as a free PDF and EPUB edition.