My rating: 3 of 5 stars
"In The Uninvited Corpse, Rosa Epton, England's answer to Perry Mason, turns her formidable powers to solving another baffling case.
"It is an intriguing group of individuals who occupy the four apartments on the sixth floor of a building in the English town of Mongton-on-Sea. The oldest and richest of these, Vernon Gray, has recently succeeded in involving Rosa Epton in his legal affairs after having seen her on television. Not only has Rosa been hired to draw up a will for the elderly gentleman, but she has also become an unwilling agent in finding new housekeepers to look after him. Housekeepers did not last long with Vernon Gray.
"Not long after the will is drawn up, however, Vernon Gray vanishes along with his current housekeeper. He leaves behind a series of puzzles and strange clues that baffle the police ... and Rosa Epton.
"The Uninvited Corpse is a story of great ingenuity and complexity."
~~front flap
Indeed it was. Lovely old-style British mystery, with great characterization and a plot that keeps the reader guessing until the very end (one of those where you KNOW so-and-so is involved because his or her presence in the story doesn't make sense otherwise, but HOW!) Nicely written, and like peanuts you can't stop reading, trying to figure out how it all makes sense.
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