An anniversary, of sorts, is coming up. There is a film crew in the area, recreating the events of some two hundred years ago. There were three murders, and the man convicted of them was put to death at a bluff/cliff now named after him by having him jump (or be thrown) off said cliff. Now, the body of the lead actress for the re-enactment was found at the bottom of the cliff. Did she fall? Was it suicide? Murder? In solving these questions, Inspector Graham also discovers new things about the case from so long ago. The Case of Sampson's Leap, by Alison Golden and Grace Dagnall, is another good read in the Inspector David Graham Mystery series.

Tall Reader loaned me a book last month: The Question of Max, by Amanda Cross. Published in 1976, the information on the cover calls it a "glorious tribute to the genre of detective fiction perfected by Dorothy Sayers." It really is a most intriguing mystery! An author has died, and while she left a house and property to her children, she left all her books, papers and other 'literary' stuff to Max. Why? And what does he learn? And why was the body of a grad student found on the cliff near the house? Adding to a good mystery story, there is also the mystery as to where the book came from ... it's a discard from a library back east, so how did it get to Tall Reader's shelf?

Reading Hermit With Dog