Having discovered Phoebe Atwood Taylor and her Asey Mayo series, and finding several available fairly inexpensively online, I ordered as many as I could find, and spent the next few months reading them. I enjoyed them all, and like the Asey Mayo character with him down-home common sense approach. A quick view of the books in the series I've read (in addition to the ones I actually wrote separate reviews for).
Deathblow Hill--published in 1935 the sixth in the series. Two branches of the Howes family are at odds with each other, because of a lost fortune. When a body is discovered, Asey comes to the rescue to solve the crime.
The Tinkling Symbol--seventh in the series, also published in 1935. People across the bay see Dave Truman walk out of his home and put a gun to his head. But to everyone's surprise, when his body is discovered, he has been stabbed to death. Asey has to figure out what is going on, and who the murderer is. This book had several amusing scenes, and I particularly enjoyed this book.
Crimson Patch--the eighth in the series, published in 1936 is a little different than the others. Asey is not called in to find a murderer, but to find out why all of the neighbors are harassing newcomers Steve and Betsey Damon, and their uncle Myles, especially as they live in a home so remote, you can't get to without a boat. Of course, before Asey can get out there to investigate, there is a murder.
Out of Order--published in 1936 is the ninth in the series. Asey is vacationing in Jamaica when he receives strange telegrams from Bill Porter, so he drops everything to head back to Cape Cod to check it out. While out in a snowstorm, he seeks shelter at Harper Dixon's home, where he and several other people are locked into a bathroom by someone unknown, and when they are released, they discover a dead body. Asey is on his own while he investigates this murder, which is difficult as many of the probable suspects were locked up with Asey at the time.
Figure Away--the tenth in the series was published in 1937. A distant cousin, Winston Mayhew, selectman in Billingsgate, calls on Asey and wants to hire him to assure that Old Home Week goes off without a hitch. Asey agrees, but there is a murder during the opening fireworks.
I've read several more, and will write mini-reviews as soon as I can, but first I have some reviews to do for my Mt.TBR challenge!
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