The Red House Mystery

by Milne, A. A.

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published 06/08/2009 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 240 pages

Classic crime, at its very best.

With a new introduction by Gyles Brandreth.

The Red House is a country residence far removed from the world of the Hundred Acre Wood but its story has much of the same charm and wit. There is, of course, a murder, and when the local police fail to solve the crime, an amateur sleuth readily steps in. What follows is a delightful whodunnit with humour, excitement and a suitably surprising twist at the end.

A. A. Milne loved detective stories and pays homage to Sherlock Holmes in his detective - the clever and charismatic Anthony Gillingham- and his assistant, Bill Beverley. This is classic crime at its very best.

'I love his writing' P.G.Wodehouse