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Midnight Paperback – October 28, 2006

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Atlantic Avenue was deserted. The lights at the main entrance of the Union Station glowed frigidly. Opposite, a single arc-lamp on the corner of Cypress Street cast a white, cheerless light on the gelid pavement. The few stores along the avenue were dark, with the exception of the warmly lighted White Star restaurant directly opposite the Stygian spot where Spike’s car was parked.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ BiblioBazaar (October 28, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426445830
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426445835
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.38 x 8 inches

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Yuman99

Hard to put down.

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021

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This book is hard to put down. Fairly easy read with intertwined characters and story lines all culminating in a twisted conclusion.

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Patto

Soft-boiled detective solves a hard case

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2012

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A rich man, well known in high society, is found shot to death in a cab on the coldest night of the year. The taxi driver has no idea how the corpse got there or who shot him. Was it the classy woman in a fur coat that engaged his cab at the station, then mysteriously disappeared?

This American crime novel appeared in 1921, and it made me think of a mystery published in the previous century, The Mystery of the Hansom Cab. But instead of a horse-drawn hansom as the scene of the crime, we have a modern cab. Although the cab does seem to lack a heating system, still a luxury in the early 20s.

In the history of detective fiction, Midnight is a transitional mystery, no longer Victorian in mood, but not yet in step with the hard-boiled crime novels of the 30s and 40s. The investigator, David Carroll, is rather soft hearted. He doesn't believe in making hasty arrests or exhorting confessions with the third degree. He's tremendously polite, especially to women. He gets people to "spill the dope" by inspiring trust. The novel, by the way, is peppered with fun slang from the era and antiquated cop jargon. "Soft pedal the blarney!" says Carroll to his friend the chief of police, when the chief raves about Carroll's detective skills.

My favorite character is a teenage flapper, a fluffy blonde who talks incessantly. Evelyn has a crush on Carroll and finds him "simply adorable" despite his advanced age (38). Her gossipy, frivolous chatter is Carroll's best source of information about the people involved with the victim. And quite amusing.

I found this novel charming and recommend it to lovers of vintage mysteries. The Resurrected Press edition is nicely produced and offers a short but informative introduction.

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Kindle Customer

A bit to slow

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2021

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Parts of the book were very good but I feel the interaction with a 17 year old was a but much. The book was kind of slow and failed to grab my attention. Thanks anyway.

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I sure it will be excellent.

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2018

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Just received this book today. Will read it as soon as I finish the "Old Man in the Corner" and will let you know.
I sure it will be excellent.

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Christy

If you love early 20th century mysteries, you'll enjoy this.

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015

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Fascinating tale of how the dead man ended up in a taxi when it was a woman who hired the cab. Very interesting characters and a great relationship between the clever detective and the chief of police. Resolution of the mystery was a bit of a surprise! I'm going to find more of Mr. Cohen's books.

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Early Cohen-Still Worth Reading

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2010

Octavus Roy Cohen(1891-1959) had a long history as a writer of popular stories. Midnight (1922) is one of a series featuring David Carroll, a private detective who works so closely with the police as to be indistinguishable from those employed by the city in which he operates. He is humane, decent, bright and logical; the problem-solver rather than the master of ordinary police methods. In Midnight, a woman enters a taxi alone and when the cab arrives at its destination the woman is gone but, in her place, is the dead body of a man. While Cohen sometimes undoes the image of Carroll by providing him with much less than tightly reasoned arguments, the book is still fun with the mystery holding up pretty well until the end. I dare say that neither Philo Vance nor Ellery Queen worried much over Carroll as a threat to their dominance in the Thinking Machine detective ranks,but he still is interesting. Whether it costs you $0.00, $ 0.99 or even more, it should be worth the time and money.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2021

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This was a good mystery, but not as mysterious as most of these settings I have read. It was a quick read.

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