Book Review: Death by Sheer Torture by Robert Barnard (1981)
Synopsis: Police detective Perry Trethowan is embarrassed by his eccentric family and has been estranged from them and the family estate since a falling out with his father years ago. However, when is father is murdered while pleasuring himself using a Strappado-style torture device, Perry is forced to return to his ancestral home and face his family while helping the official investigators figure out who the killer is. Review: After reading primarily Agatha Christie and M. C. Beaton murder mysteries the past couple of months, I decided to change things up a bit the last time I was at the library and grab something by a different author. I faintly remembered reading another novel by Robert Barnard (though I couldn't tell you which one or anything about it) and, not remember if I enjoyed it or not, decided to give this one a try. After finishing the book last night, I am a bit undecided. To tell you the truth, I almost gave up on this book after a couple chapters. Barnard...