Trent's Own Case
A stack of mystery novels, when bought for 50 cents at a library sale can give a lot of enjoyment. And anyone familiar with Trent's Last Case wouldn't pass up on Trent's own case, I felt.
I was ever so slightly mistaken. Trent's Own Case is apparently co-written by Bently and Warner Allen. It is a very uneven book. Ever now and then there's a nice, interesting chapter with an interesting cast of characters that do and say interesting things.
And then, suddenly, the action falls still, nothing happens to those character, we have to wait a bit, and then there's another nice chapter. The worst moment is when two people are killed for no good reason, and that killing isn't important anymore. It means nothing for story resolution, indeed, Trent doesn't even learn about it until the end of the book.
Sloppy, in my book.
The plot itself is instantly forgettable, and I won't give it away here, except to mention that inheritances and madness figure largely.
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