The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar WallaceMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Starts out strongly, establishing a thoroughly despicable man who will turn out to be the victim. But I found the ending a bit of a let-down; a lot of the mysterious features of the case turned out just to be coincidences that didn't mean anything.
Romance was not a Wallace strength, despite or perhaps because of the fact that he had an adventurous life in this regard, and this book includes what I call a "thin romance". A man who, based on his position in the police, is probably in about his mid-thirties and has never before even considered a romantic attachment, meets a woman who is probably no more than mid-twenties, based on the stated age of her mother (who is likely closer to the detective's age), and instantly falls in love with her; they spend very little time together, and she hides significant knowledge from him, and he knows that she's doing it. And this is what passes for a romance.
Still, the journey was twisty and enjoyable, even if where we ended up was a bit weak.
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