First published in 1931, this is the first in the Asey Mayo mystery series. Phoebe Atwood Taylor was an American mystery author in the 1930s through the early 1950s, who wrote several different mystery series under various pen names. In this series, Asey (nickname of Asa) is an old down-to-earth Cape Codder with a bright mind, a good sense of humor and a big dash of common sense. He had been a sailor and traveled the world before settling down in Cape Cod to work as general assistant to Bill Porter, whose father started Porter Motors.
I enjoyed this book, with the characters being interesting and well developed. It takes place in the 1930s, when it was written, and allows you to experience what it was like during that time-frame.
There were several suspects, and the mystery was nicely developed.
The mystery begins when Dale Sanborn was discovered murdered. He was a best-selling novelist, but not a nice person. The suspects include Bill Porter (Asey's boss), an old girlfriend, Sanborn's fiancee, and his long-lost brother among others.
This is an older cozy mystery, with an emphasis on the locale and the characters. Looking forward to reading more in the series.
This is part of my 2014 Vintage Mystery BINGO Challenge--Gold--N--Place in title.
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