The Dark Eyes of London


Lu par Yoganandh T

(4 étoiles; 10 critiques)

Detective inspector Holt is recalled from his continetal holiday to investigate the mysterious death of a stranger found on the Thames embankment. Along with his attractive secretary Holt explores the dark underbelly of London - Summary by Yoganandh T

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Larry Holt in Paris 11:01 Lu par Yoganandh T
Sir John Hason 9:04 Lu par Yoganandh T
The secretary 7:18 Lu par Yoganandh T
Flash Fred sees a client 9:08 Lu par Yoganandh T
The will 9:37 Lu par Yoganandh T
The writing in Braille 3:50 Lu par Yoganandh T
A telegram from Calgary 7:46 Lu par Yoganandh T
The memorial stone 7:51 Lu par Yoganandh T
The man who lost a finger 7:50 Lu par Yoganandh T
Mr. Strauss "drops" 12:52 Lu par Yoganandh T
Burglars at the Yard 8:03 Lu par Yoganandh T
Fanny Weldon tells the truth 13:47 Lu par Yoganandh T
Todd's Home 13:01 Lu par Yoganandh T
Fanny has a visitor 4:36 Lu par Yoganandh T
The fight in the dark 6:49 Lu par Yoganandh T
Mr. Grogan meets a lady 6:58 Lu par Yoganandh T
The insurance money 15:34 Lu par Yoganandh T
At the pawnbrokers 7:30 Lu par Yoganandh T
In Flash Fred's flat 6:10 Lu par Yoganandh T
The woman who drew the insurance money 6:15 Lu par Yoganandh T
When Diana fainted 5:15 Lu par Yoganandh T
The man who was deaf 12:52 Lu par Yoganandh T
The disappearance of Diana Ward 4:32 Lu par Yoganandh T
The laundry yard 12:22 Lu par Yoganandh T
What happened to Diana 13:01 Lu par Yoganandh T
Back again 9:49 Lu par Yoganandh T
John Dearborn is not blind 7:19 Lu par Yoganandh T
Who runs Dearborn? 6:27 Lu par Yoganandh T
Flash Fred's story 14:31 Lu par Yoganandh T
The tubular room 5:59 Lu par Yoganandh T
Fred lends his keys 8:51 Lu par Yoganandh T
A breakfast proposal 5:49 Lu par Yoganandh T
Lew 16:37 Lu par Yoganandh T
Larry inspects a house 12:59 Lu par Yoganandh T
The death room 6:36 Lu par Yoganandh T
The woman in the garage 8:36 Lu par Yoganandh T
The heiress 7:23 Lu par Yoganandh T
The end of Jake 7:45 Lu par Yoganandh T
The get-away 10:24 Lu par Yoganandh T
A letter from Larry 10:33 Lu par Yoganandh T
Diana pulls a lever 6:31 Lu par Yoganandh T
In the trap 4:27 Lu par Yoganandh T
The passing of David 4:44 Lu par Yoganandh T
The end of the chase 6:36 Lu par Yoganandh T
Three cigarettes 11:46 Lu par Yoganandh T

Critiques

premise needs a different atmosphere


(3 étoiles)

Good reading of this yarn, no complaints with the audio production. It is refreshing that this Wallace tale does not rely on the stereotypes of British imperial chauvinism. But the pacing lags, and the mood is too light-hearted for the grisly business described. Tropes of blindness and darkness could have been played into something much more Gothic. It is as though he was writing a psycho thriller without knowing how.