The Blotting Book Author:E. F. Benson Darkness Falls in Sussex Square, Brighton, and Mrs. Assheton's resplendent silver gleams in the lamplight. Around the table sit her guests: her trusty solicitor, her gadabout son, and the girl of his heart. The ladies withdraw, the port is passed, nuts are cracked. Could there be a calmer scene? — But all is not as it seems--and this tale of cove... more »rt violence and murder among the sleepy South Downs develops into a cunning puzzle, bristling with intriguing hints and gripping courtroom drama. E.F. Benson excels himself in this criminal escapade, a tantalising hunt for clues in the dark and baleful shadows of his sparkling, leisured world.« less